Jerry Hall Quotes

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

Erudition - that is, reading, writing, and arithmetic - is taught in the schools; but where is the more important quality, character, taught? Nowhere in particular. There is no authorized training for children in character.

You don't teach morals and ethics and empathy and kindness in the schools. You teach that at home, and children learn by example.

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard?

As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be able to see your child with clarity, see the good side and the bad side of them, and work on the bad side and make them better so they fulfill their potential.

I'd like to think I'm a good guy as I've gotten older.

I was taught some very good life lessons and morals as a young kid growing up.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

The highest qualities of character... must be earned.

I want someone honest, someone who's very sweet to my family and friends, and polite to the other people around me.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

I think it is very important to build the moral fibre of the youth. Moral education should be part of the curriculum, and I will work towards introducing that.

I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.

People should look up to me. Young kids. I am a good role model. I'll show them how men should really be. And kids can take note from that. I am a good role model. Lots of kids look up to me.

I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?

Become a good all-around human being.

We teach our kids to be fair and things like that and if you make a mistake you apologize for it.

I want my kids to be polite and respectful, stand on their own two feet.

The biggest and the most important thing my mother told me is to be a good actor you first need to be a really good human being and an honest person.

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

Growing up a good person, it's a lot harder than you'd think.