“If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.”

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

“Measure yourself by...what you have accomplished with your ability”

“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ”

“Being average means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top.”

“Talent will get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”