Character Quotes

Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.

In times to come people will not judge us by the creed we profess or the label we wear or the slogans we shout, but, by our work, industry, sacrifice, honesty and purity of character.

The lack of wealth is easily repaired but the poverty of the soul is irreplaceable.

I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.

The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church.

It is not about where you are but in what direction you're moving. God is into character, not credentials.

With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.

Quality of work is directly related to the quality of a person's character.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power.

There is a spectacle more grand than the sea; it is heaven; there is a spectacle more grand than heaven; it is the conscience.

The fall of man is written in too legible characters not to be understood: Those that deny it, by their denying, prove it.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

Im a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after Mystic Pizza, not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route.

There is no lapse in His character or inconsistency in His nature. Our God is everything he says He is… for now and all eternity.

Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With the Wind.

When people say 'You're so beautiful' it makes me want to kill myself! As an actress you want to be seen for what you do, for the characters you can play, otherwise I'd be a model

The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character.

Most men like in women what is most opposite their own characters.

There is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character.

Sometimes it is better to work out the map for yourself rather than have it given to you, in terms of learning.

One should try to locate power at the extreme of its exercise, where it is always less legal in character.

You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming." Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-" "Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building.

My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off the roof because it doesn't make any sense - it's not practical.

If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.

My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.

I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.

Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God.

Every generation, no matter how paltry its character, thinks itself much wiser than the one immediately preceding it, let alone those that are more remote.

Failures not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

What most counts is not merely to live, but to live right.

Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other.

It's been a tough season for all of us, but all we can do is keep fighting and showing character to the end of the season

Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character.

Every actor's greatest ambition is to create his own, definite and original role, a character with which he will always be identified. In my case, that role was Dracula.

But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.

I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

Children can withstand a lot of pressure and trial from the outside if the home inside is held steady by parents whose character is steady.

Character is itself a fortune.

I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever.

Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.

To measure the man, measure his heart.

Nudes are the greatest to paint. Everything you can find in a landscape or a still life or anything else is there: darkness and light, character dimension, texture. I painted heads too, of course.

Never try to wear a hat that has more character than you do.

What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate'er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.