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“Obscurity Establish Greatness (Sonnet) I grew up in a 20ft/20ft one-room house, used to walk an hour to get to school - and although I never knew what luxury was, I'm just grateful, I never had to starve - I never had to wear torn clothes, never had to experience a leaky roof, unlike my parents, who grew up poor, as neither of my grandfathers were good providers. Like my father, his father was a factory worker, but unlike my father, he could barely feed his family, and my other grandfather was a poor priest, who too could barely provide for his family, with the little money he earned from religious ceremonies. My parents grew up in abject poverty, I grew up in modest security, and all of it has kept me grounded. Little obscurity is essential for building character - luxury stunts growth, obscurity establish greatness.”

“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will remove the obstacles they encountered out of the pathway for others.”

“Reality is Frequency (EM Sonnet) Light is a matter of frequency, reality is a matter of (EM) waves. I'm talking in a mathematical sense, and not in a mumbo jumbo sort of way. Light, there is always, just not the kind we can see. Just like our eyes register a limited spectrum, mind too is blind to plenty. Our eyes are not equipped to perceive outside certain spectrum, just like our mind is conditioned to see nothing beyond self preservation. With modern gadgets we can see the full EM spectrum, beyond the limits of our senses. Likewise, a well developed character transcends the very barrier of time and space.”

“When world cries blood (The Sonnet) When world cries blood, your blood ought to boil. If you feel nothing at all, you're a stain upon the soil. Fire in blood you can't inherit, Wake up to duty and ignite yourself. Second hand souls boast bloodline, Humans weave nobility with actions. When the world cries blood, backbone oughta spark thunder. If you feel nothing at all, file for a bankrupt character.”

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”

“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”

“No test... no testimony. You can not make lemonade with sugar alone... you must have some sour lemons. You can not learn good horsemanship by riding a tame horse. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. Regardless of what happens to you, never say you are having a bad day... say you are having a character building day. All the things that you are going through are building your character. You are being shaped and designed for your greatness. You have something special! You have GREATNESS within you!”

“People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.”

“A doctrine-teaching, character-building university, the Brigham Young University is dedicated to the building of character and faith, for character is higher than intellect . . . . We are men of God first, men of letters second, men of science third, and noted men fourth, men of rectitude rather than academic competence. . . . Our academic training must be as impeccable as our lives.”

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

“The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”

“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.”

“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”

“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.”

“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”

“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”