John McCain Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

  John McCain

  Mistake, Character, People

  John McCain, Mark Salter (2005). “Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember”, p.17, Random House

• I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they certainly had character traits. You also know Abraham Lincoln overcame severe depression problems that he had when he was younger, which gave him the strength and the character later on.

  John McCain

  Inspirational, Strength, Strong

  "Encore Presentation: Interview With John McCain". "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. November 20, 2005.

• An act of heroism, of extraordinary courage, the grandeur of it, won't easily inspire us to act in imitation, but it can inspire us to emulate its author. For that, we should learn what we can of the whole experience of the subject, the hero's life, as it was before and after, and believe that trying to emulate the character it reveals is one tried way to prepare for the tests that might await us and gain hope that our courage will not be wanting in the moment.

  John McCain

  Inspirational, Believe, Hero

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