Character Quotes - Page 3

Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we take away with us.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.

Have you got any soul?" a woman asks the next afternoon. That depends, I feel like saying; some days yes, some days no. A few days ago I was right out; now I've got loads, too much, more than I can handle. I wish I could spread it a bit more evenly, I want to tell her, get a better balance, but I can't seem to get it sorted. I can see she wouldn't be interested in my internal stock control problems though, so I simply point to where I keep the soul I have, right by the exit, just next to the blues.

As I have pointed out before, characters are not born like people, of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility that the author thinks no one else has discovered or said something essential about. But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself?

No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.

I don't know who a character is till I look into their eyes.

If I try to be like him who will be like me?

The most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is and steal out of your company.

We are never truly ourselves as we are mid-roll.

First character, then ability.

As a character I am dead, as a writer I am not.

Stephen King is a great and incredible character.

The distinction between diseases of "brain" and "mind," between "neurological" problems and "psychological" or "psychiatric" ones, is an unfortunate cultural inheritance that permeates society and medicine. It reflects a basic ignorance of the relation between brain and mind. Diseases of the brain are seen as tragedies visited on people who cannot be blamed for their condition, while diseases of the mind, especially those that affect conduct and emotion, are seen as social inconveniences for which sufferers have much to answer. Individuals are to be blamed for their character flaws, defective emotional modulation, and so on; lack of willpower is supposed to be the primary problem.

The only measure of judging a human being is through that person’s character, because character is not determined by race, religion, gender or social status. And one who recognizes this simple fact of human life behaves the same with the scientist, the janitor and the sex-worker.

The only things you can ever truly own cannot be bought with money.

Portrayals and perceptions are only one in the same to the actor himself.

To know the good from the bad, measure the heart. Actions reveal the true coloring of one's heart, not their intentions.

People lack morals, good moral character is important in every aspect of your life. Honesty and Integrity opens the door. Your character allows others to see you for who you truly are. Make your first impression a lasting impression. Ironically it may be your last impression

Dismantle your friend to see how he behaves. If he smiles with a beautiful grin, then take him back, he's worthy to be called a friend.

Character is a question of time. It lasts for a certain length of time, just like a glove. There are good ones that last a long time. But they don't last forever.

You should have noticed by now, sometimes a monster looks just like any other man.

You can see ugliness or you can see beauty in the same thing - It just indicates your state of mind ~ Ramana Pemmaraju

Never let anyone get the worst of you. For you too will become just like them

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

No such thing as a temptation. A temptation is a desire, a lust like any other - but one that we regret afterwards + wish undone (or that we know beforehand we will regret after). So it`s no excuse to say, ``I didn`t mean to do it. I was tempted + I couldn`t resist.`` All one can honestly say is, ``I did it. I`m sorry I did it.``- Reborn

We need to be strong on the inside and have God’s character and qualities

To live with integrity, it is important to know what's right and what's wrong, to be educated morally. However, merely KNOWING is not enough. Virtuous character matters more than moral knowledge. The reason is simple: like the self-confessing apostle Paul in Romans 7, most of those who do wrong know what's right but find themselves irresistibly attracted to its opposite. Faith idles when character shrivels

Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.

Real education is never acquisition of knowledge but training of character.

The ones who constantly make us laugh are the hardest of friends to know - for comedians are the caricatures among us.

Character is less about what we do wrong And All about what we make right....

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

You can't guide someone into adulthood. The experiences are unique to each person. Deanna Troi

Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good and any action taken for one's own benefit is evil. Thus the beneficiary of an action is the only criterion of moral value - and so long as that beneficiary is anybody other than oneself anything goes.

If you want to become successful, then first become the person who can be successful.

Her life was a series of zigzags. At nineteen, she was anxious.

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

Films, truths!Question 1How you get sad in movie?Mainly the music makes you sad if something happens and there isn't music... there isn't and sadness.Question 2How do you get in best level scared?- It's need silence... footsteps... silence... silence and then from nowhere something to came out.Question 3How do you make people to love the characters?- People like all kinds of characters, but to love them they should hear not what they want but what they won't expect, a character based on their problems and experience...

Dav­el­lon may be a vil­lage, but the Dav­el­lon House can be any­thing you make it. No­bil­ity has to start some­where. It might as well start with you. Let no­body look down on you, for what­ever rea­son, My Lord. Ti­tles are granted or in­her­ited, no­bil­ity isn't.~Tenaxos I to Landar Parmingh, Baron Davellon

I was beginning to think that Simon just had a bad case of OCD, ADD, and PMS. With a little BS and OMG mixed in.

The only thing you can take with you when you die is what you are. Character counts more than possessions.

There is a perfect rout of characters in every man—and every man is like an actor’s trunk, full of strange creatures, new & old. But an actor and his trunk are two different things

Too often when conscience tries to speak the line seems to be busy.

Pick a side or create new one ! Otherwise be a coward or traitor.

If you are humble enough to admit to your flaws then you are capable of correcting them.

Every one is as God made him and oftentimes a good deal worse.

The writer's characters must stand before us with a wonderful clarity, such continuous clarity that nothing they do strikes us as improbable behavior for just that character, even when the character's action is, as sometimes happens, something that came as a surprise to the writer himself. We must understand, and the writer before us must understand, more than we know about the character; otherwise neither the writer nor the reader after him could feel confident of the character's behavior when the character acts freely.

Be the watchman of your values to safeguard your character.

In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction, there should be a good reason for a character to do something outside of the ordinary.

By judging others, you make yourself easy to judge.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

A man should never be judged by his skill, talent, colour, financial or political status, facial beauty and level of education but by the quality of his character.

Consider meekness as a character trait to develop and then you will leave a leagcy as a leader who influenced and touched lives.

The bark on the tree was just a little softer.

Achievements take leaders' name everywhere. Character keeps those names wherever they reach. A leader with no trust soon fades no matter how far he goes.

Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.

Then you have to be nothing. Want nothing. You can't have them-Kat or Annabel-if you need them. You're not a husband. You're not a father. You're a man with a task. Understand?

Character isn't all about becoming a saint or perfect. No one is perfect! There are areas we all are working on to improve and fine tune..