“Character is higher than intellect.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

What this quote is saying is that your character is always what is the most important. Many people may think that popularity is, but in reality it is your character. For example, there can be someone that is very popular, but they do not have a good character, because all that they care about is their reputation. They go to parties all the time and do many bad things, and that is not correct. This is not important at all, your character is. On the other hand, if there is someone who is a ctr person, and they have good grades, and a great character, then that is what matters the most. The character that you have is important. To add on, many people may be what others what them to be, but you need to be yourself. If the person wants you to have a good character, then that is correct because they are going to help you become a better person. On the other hand, if someone wants you to be a ctw person, with a bad character, then do not listen to them because they want to bring you down. To add on, there can be an example such as two people applying to the same job. If one has a good character, and the other person has a bad character, then they are obviously going to choose the person that has a good character, because they do not want any negativity around them. This is why it is important to have a good character.

"Character matters most"

-Dale Murphy

What this wuote means to me is that nothing really matters, as long as you have a good character. For example, if you have everything is the world, but you have a really bad character, then that is not good. Even if you are the richest person in the world, that does not matter, as long as you have good character. That is what really matters, and what is really important. Another example can be if you are a realy good soccer player, and you are a ctr peron, that never does anything bad, then that is really good. You should be like that, and have a good character. On the other hand, like I said before, it is not correct if you have a really bad character. To add on another example can be if there is one job opportunity, but only one can get it. One of the person's has a good character, and is a ctr person. On the other hand, the other perosn is ctw, and does not have a good character. They are obviously going to choose the person that has a good character, and that is ctr. In conclusion, always having good character can always bring you many opportunities, that you never knew that you can get. Being a ctr person, and having a good character is also a good thing because that way you will be able to do many more things in life, such as new job opportunities. This is why I think that this quote is very important. It teaches all of us to always have a good character, because that is what truly matters, and everything else does not. Having a true charcter is what makes you yourself. This is why this quote is very important and meaningful.