Michelle Obama Quotes

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

I'm not trying to get in good graces of anybody. I just want to be myself and be the guy that helps out in the community, because that's who I am.

I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

My grandfather was an amazing man. You talk about character and integrity, everyone who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, said, 'George Romney is a good man, and he sticks to his principles: a man of honesty and hard work, integrity.'

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.

To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.

What is called for is dignity. We need to set an example.

That's a really important legacy for me: to work hard and be kind to other human beings.

The most important thing for me, when somebody asks me what I class as being a success, is being a decent human being.

I just play my football, and if I can help people, then I help people.

I feel like I'm a nice character, and I don't have my own agenda.

I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.

At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and determined the type of leader that I would become.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

I'm a random guy. I shake a hand and make a friend. I don't do egotistical things.

I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

But I think I'm a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can.

Being nice to everybody, saying hello to everyone in the room, signing every autograph; it was instilled in me at a very young age that this was what I was suppose to do. But I don't think it helps at all. I see more people who are rude or arrogant being rewarded - but, this way, I can put my head on the pillow at night.

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.