"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he never would be
found out."
- Baron Thomas Babington Macauley

"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think
of it; the tree is the real thing."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Last night my son, Nathan, started getting ready for bed with being asked. He said, ‘I was showing initiative, Mommy!’ Thank you for everything you do!"
- Parent of a kindergartner

"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a
dream today!"
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I long to accomplish some great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to
accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
- Helen Keller

"In a society desperate for direction, this program can be used as a positive tool to instruct and teach the next generation about values and good character."
- First Grade Teacher

"Try not to become a man of success, but to become a man of value ."
- Albert Einstein

"Excellence is doing a common thing in an uncommon manner."
- Booker T. Washington

"The children really enjoy your character program and can't wait to see you. I can definitely see God working through Character Pitch."
- Church Day Camp Instructor

"Character is the only secure foundation of the state ."
- Calvin Coolidge

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial
and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and
success achieved."
- Helen Keller

"The character qualities are presented in a way that students can understand and want to acquire. It is so important to build that Godly foundation."
- Third Grade Teacher

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character give
him power."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Character is power."
- Booker T. Washington

"We eagerly look forward to hearing your presentation on the monthly character trait. It is exciting to see the children listen attentively and take in the exciting assembly you have prepared. Learning the definition of the trait and the “I will's” really helps the children understand character."
- Third Grade Teacher

"Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose
and the character which inspires confidence."
- Bernard Montgomery

"The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be
buried is the character of a man. This is true. What a man is survives him. It can
never be buried."
- J.R. Miller

"Character First! is a great program for making students, teachers, and families aware of the many facets of Christian character. It challenges us to improve as we examine our lives and make deliberate choices to show good character."
- First Grade Teacher

"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be
without one, be without strategy."
- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

"Sow a thought and you reap an act; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny."
- Anonymous

"As a kindergarten teacher, I am impressed with the pertinence of the information for my students. Mr. Peterson tells the stories related to the character traits in such a way that the students are captivated. They remember the information and are able to apply the traits to their own behavior in the classroom."
- Kindergarten Teacher

"Parents, the primary teachers of character, will want to lead the character building program from home, and can do so by beginning with prayer - the starting point for all meaningful building projects."
- Christian School Principal

"Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings, and only character endures."
- Horace Greeley

"Every student should be taught these character traits and it's great to have you and your team present a new trait each month. I know that my students have been challenged and are growing due to your ministry."
- Third Grade Teacher

"I thoroughly enjoyed your program to ASTD (American Society of Training and Development)! I used some of your suggestions in my staff assessments."
- Nancy Smith, Business and Industry Services
Lee County Public Education Center