Dawn Fraser Quotes

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad.

To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.

In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed.

I have tried so hard to do right.

I want to be the best professional and the greatest role model I can be.

I want to be a stand-up guy, a smart guy, a business guy. I always have that in my mind.

Dream big, work hard and don't be an asshole!

True success depends more on character than on intellect.

Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved.

It's not a problem to be great and do good things.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can.

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

There's nobility in hard work, traditional values.

Be just before you are generous.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion.

I believed and still believe that success is only part of the story. It makes you want to get better and better so as not to let yourself down and not to let the people down who like what you do and you don't waste your success.

I believe you have a responsibility to comport yourself in a manner that gives an example to others. As a young man, I prayed for success. Now I pray just to be worthy of it.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.