“There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word.”

You can’t be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can’t serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone. And you can’t step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.

Only by entering new and unfamiliar worlds can a person change society as well as self.

In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.

Players win games, and coaches win players.

Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.

We should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back.

No matter how many good deeds we preform, they aren’t the ticket to earning God’s favor. God graces us in spite of what we do in this life, not because of.

Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means.

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.

As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.

What builds character? It’s a commitment to integrity, hard work, honor and keeping your word. All of that comes straight out of the Sigma Nu Creed.

If everybody understood that you get back in spades what you put in in terms of service, not only will everybody’s lives be more fulfilling – I mean can you imagine a society look like that? I’m Bill Courtney and I share hope.

The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.

Truth is simple, but Illusion makes it infinitely intricate. The person is rare who possesses an insatiable longing for Truth; the rest allow Illusion to bind them ever more and more.

You know, these month – or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on.

Some People are more turned on by money than they are by love. In one respect they’re alike. They’re both wonderful as long as they last.

Unless you paddle for the wave, you’ll never know if you could catch it. But once you do… Ride it as long as you can. Love as long as you can.

Searching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart.

I see that time divided is never long, and that regularity abridges all things.

The more likely we are to continue to define history as one long inglorious record of man’s inhumanity to man.

The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.