Man of the Year Finalists

Character is destiny. - Greek Proverb

I do. That is character! - Theodore Roosevelt

Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. - Emily Dickinson

Happiness is not the end of life; character is. - Henry Ward Beecher

The essential thing is not knowledge, but character. - Joseph Le Conte

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. - Oscar Wilde

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near. - Helen Rowland

A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once. - Phyllis Diller

The miracle is this: the more we share, the more we have. - Leonard Nimoy

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements. - Joshua Reynolds

The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships. - Eric Metaxas

If you don't have enemies, you don't have character. - Paul Newman

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. - Napoleon Hill

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character. - Dag Hammarskjold

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - Zig Ziglar

Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship. - Sharon Stone

The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching. - John Wooden

Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion. - Mark Twain

We learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion. - Andrea Thompson

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. - Albert Camus

Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. - Joseph Campbell

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. - Malcolm S Forbes

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest. - Thomas J. Barnardo

Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world. - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Character is, in the long run, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike. - Theodore Roosevelt

Character is that which reveals moral purposes, exposing the class of things man chooses or avoids. - Aristotle

The real test of your character is your treatment of those who can be of no possible service to you. - Unknown

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. - Thomas B Macaulay

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. - Nicholas Sparks

Xylophone: Revolutionary communication device that turns the sounds of the voice into a mellow, musical chime - Daffynitions joe-ks.com

Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent. - Ingrid Newkirk

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. - William Henry Channing

While some pain is probably inevitable in all relationships, successful couples are usually the ones who are able to forgive. - Ilona Boniwell

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character. - J K Rowling

Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk. Design your character like the sky where everyone's desire is to reach. - Unknown

Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere. - Groucho Marx