Character Quotes

A character for steadiness once gone is not easily recovered

I suppose that one’s years spent living do not reflect a measure of our souls or strength of character.

What's in a name?  The accumulation of reputations from all who've owned it before you.

I'm starting to feel like a character from one of these books

(Kindness) is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen."-David Levithan (Every Day)

Kind old ladies assure us that cats are often the best judges of character. A cat will always go to a good man, they say[.]

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character.

I've always regarded it as a test of character to dislike the Kennedys. I don't really respect anyone who falls for Camelot.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close.

Character is beyond obligation. You could kick your shoes off at the door, flick your cigarete butts onto the sidewalk or talk only in slang, those things are forgivable if you have character

What people say about you, good or bad, is not nearly as important as what you are.

He was all of those things, of course, but none of those things.

To ennoble is to diminish by robbing people of their complexity, their completeness, of their humanity, which is always clouded by what gets stirred up at the bottom.

While every chapter should have goals to further the plot and delve our readers deeper into our world, there must be one goal above all else: Emotional Impact.

He is the God of all, and His concern is for all.

Being healthy is sufficient proof of one having a strong character. The rest is subjective.

A quiet woman is a firearm with a silencer.

Only the goodness of heart and an intellect to match can produce such a perfect woman in nature.

Although it's good to have talent, character is so much important because bad character is an enemy of great talent.

It is not so much about what life hands you, but what you do with what you get.

...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the perspective ...

Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

The ninth gift is Reverence. May you appreciate the wonder that you are and the miracle of all creation.

I like the way Twitter makes one be more concise.It looks like someone is saying sometthing wise

No matter how much restitution she paid with every word and deed, her blood-stained hands could never really be clean, even if no one else knew they were dirty.

Today is the anniversary of my husband’s death, " Maria announced. It was a dramatic statement, but the occasion seemed to demand it. "And I am going to leave.

Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.

I've learnt not to draw my sword first to strike. That in no way portends I have the most feeble of minds or might . . . Probably, I'm waiting for the perfect moment to startle with a fatal strike.

Strong people are the ones who can smile for others' happiness

Strong people are ones who can smile for others' happiness.

Honor, ” I said with a snort. “Honor has no place in survival.

Don't look for Mrs. Right if all your character demonstrates is you are Mr. Wrong.

Be truthful.Be presentable.Be tactical.Be profitable.

Be knowledgeable.Be logical.Be affable.Be trustable.

Everything I do in its essence is about helplessness. That's the story I want to tell all the time. It's the story I wanted to live - somebody who appears to be, or is, weak becoming stronger.

We can afford to exercise the self-restraint of a really great nation which realizes its own strength and scorns to misuse it.

You shall not be afraid to hear bad news. God will strengthen you.

Be strong and courageous. Fear not! God will grant you the strength to overcome any adversity.

A god without wrath, without intimidation, without punishment, without hell? It would be a paper tiger, a teddy bear!

Kingdom is a signpost to the holy.

God is the I AM that I AM not the I AM that we wish.

Hard times define one's character.

The tenth gift is Wisdom. Guiding your way, wisdom will lead you through knowledge to understanding. May you hear its soft voice.

The sixth gift is Joy. May it keep your heart open and filled with light.

The seventh gift is Talent. May you discover your own special abilities and contribute them toward a better world.

The fifth gift is Hope. Through each passage and season, may you trust the goodness of life.

The eleventh gift is Love. It will grow each time you give it away.

The second gift is Beauty. May your deeds reflect its depth.

Karate training will make you strong and confident, but restraint will make you respected

We’d never talked about his parents, like he was some underwater Peter Pan.