You saw the exodus of many people on the business council, who resigned, who said those are not my personal values, those are not our corporate values, and those - we don't believe - are the values of our country. J. C. Watts More Quotes by J. C. Watts More Quotes From J. C. Watts It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go. J. C. Watts strength motivational love 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. J. C. Watts integrity character thinking It takes a lot of strength to let go. J. C. Watts letting-go Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. J. C. Watts honesty inspirational life I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color. J. C. Watts skin-color reality america I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to. J. C. Watts validation who-i-am order I like to call the ethos I grew up with 'Oklahoma values.' But you'd be just as accurate if you said 'American values.' Except for our lack of a seacoast, Oklahoma has a little bit of just about everything that's American. J. C. Watts ethos oklahoma littles If you are explaining, you are losing. J. C. Watts conservative explaining losing Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations. J. C. Watts white house believe Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa. J. C. Watts tulsa oklahoma states I never got into politics for it to be a career. J. C. Watts careers My views on everything from welfare to a balanced budget to affirmative action can be traced to what Buddy and Helen Watts taught me as a young boy growing up poor but proud in Eufaula. J. C. Watts growing-up views boys Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking. J. C. Watts dark trying character You take a poor black child. Give him a good education, tell him he's somebody, that God didn't create junk when he created him, and that black child will create his own affirmative action. J. C. Watts black giving children Everything I am I owe to my faith and secondly to parents who were old school. J. C. Watts old-school parent school I think you grow wherever God plants you. I hope I'm growing as a person of faith, as a Christian. That should be our number one objective this journey of life. That all starts with a personal intimate relationship with Christ and then being in prayer every single day about all of those things - being tenacious about it. J. C. Watts journey prayer christian A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders. J. C. Watts voting black men Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn't be related. J. C. Watts inevitable sarcastic may When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream. J. C. Watts chance share dream The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other. J. C. Watts soul love-is men
