Character Quotes · Page 197

We [americans] have earned the moral authority, at least compared to anybody else in the world.

— Chuck Todd

“IN GOD’S STRATEGY FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING, CHARACTER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN INTELLIGENCE.”

— Anonymous

I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man.

— Bruce Boxleitner

For me it's a compliment, playing baddie characters. I take it as a compliment.

— Ben Mendelsohn

If I weren’t getting paid or didn’t have a character like Wolverine to maintain, I would just be a tall, lean, fit…

— Hugh Jackman

If a woman possesses manly virtues, she is to be run away from; and if she does not possess them, she runs…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

In my heart of hearts, I'm a character actress, whereas other people play their one strength.

— Juliette Lewis

The left and Democrats are relying on the decline the American character that left-wing policies have produced.

— Dennis Prager

I think it's good to leave people with the memory of that being a great character. And if we have a reason…

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

men change less than is imagined; their after life is only a kaleidescope combination of the elements of their character at the…

— Geraldine Jewsbury

I never go into a scene - ever, ever, ever - thinking, I have to make myself more empathetic toward the audience.…

— Dean Winters

The public, unlike our governing elite, are not obsessed by race and sex. They are rightly interested only in the contents of…

— Peter Hitchens

I want to present a really interesting vision of [Jack] Kirby's characters and environments, as well as dig way, way deeper into…

— Sterling Gates

If there's a great story and great characters, then I can love a film in any genre, though crime thrillers and sci-fi…

— Ed Gass-Donnelly

What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ -…

— Daniel Goleman

In the world of 'Power,' no good deed goes unpunished. I don't really look at it as karma in the world of…

— Lela Loren

I had a friend who had done the cinematics for 'Splinter Cell: Conviction,' so he kind of indoctrinated me into the series.…

— Eric Johnson

Bill [Condon] is such a great actor's director. He cares about what you're thinking. And, he's very open. Even though he was…

— Kellan Lutz

Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach…

— Timothy Keller

I think most of the time with independent films, you don't know where it's gonna end up. I've done a number of…

— Alison Brie

You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we're playing a bad guy is we…

— Laz Alonso

Some Nickelodeon executives were worried about backing an animated action show with a female lead character. Conventional TV wisdom has it that…

— Bryan Konietzko

“Take away all the moral beauty and sweetness in the Word, and the Bible is left wholly a dead letter, a dry,…

— Jonathan Edwards

To check centralization and usurping of power ... we require a new laissez-faire. The old laissez-faire was founded upon a misapprehension of…

— Russell Kirk

Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.

— James Earl Jones

Morality must guide calculation, and calculation must guide politics.

— Madame de Stael

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

— Christopher Walken

If reason dominates in man, he rises higher than angels. If lust overpowers man, he descends lower than the beast.

— Rumi

I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Pastor: One employed by the wicked to prove to them by his example that virtue doesn't pay.

— H. L. Mencken

It took me years to learn that character is fate and that no one can be made over.

— Gertrude Atherton

The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.

— Anonymous

Any time you learn something new about your character, that's really exciting.

— Judy Greer

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

— John Terry

It is not only easier to find fault with another person than to examine one's own character, it is also tempting.

— Martin Dansky

When you have a set of characters, you have to fall in love with them and care about them as each individual…

— Tina Fey

She's incredible, not that she's perfect. But you once said imperfections create character.

— Ellen Hopkins

Some of 'em [virtues] like extinct volcanoes, with a strong memory or fire and brimstone.

— Douglas William Jerrold

Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy.

— Bret Stephens

The most important in movie is having a bad character; Not the Hero and the Heroine

— Anonymous