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Good Character Traits! AUGUST: Responsibility/Attentiveness “The price of greatness is responsibility.” Sir Winston Churchill SEPTEMBER: Citizenship/Cooperation “Good citizenship would teach accuracy of thinking and accuracy of statement.” Mark Twain OCTOBER: Fairness “The sun shines on all alike.” English Proverb NOVEMBER: Patriotism “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy DECEMBER: Kindness/Caring “Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else’s life forever.” Margaret Cho JANUARY: Courage/Initiative “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” Mark Twain FEBRUARY: Respect/Tolerance “There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one’s maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.” Buck Rodgers MARCH: Honesty/Trustworthiness “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” William Shakespeare APRIL: Self-Control “…as the pace of life continues to race along, we forget that we have the power to control our lives regardless of what’s going on outside.” Robert Stuberg MAY: Patience/Perseverance “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” Titus Maccius Plautus
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