Character Quotes · Page 27

There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done…

— George Matthew Adams

To create tension, dialogue needs to be stretched out. That is, characters should not be immediately responsive.

— Sol Stein

I'm such a fan of Deadwood. I love the characters in that. They're such wonderful characters. I'm a fan of The Wire.…

— Dustin Clare

Absolutism is a guarantee of objectionable morals in the same way that absolutism in government is a guarantee of objectionable government.

— Robert Briffault

It's a morality that keeps humans human.

— Shimon Peres

You have a character who is wearing a scarf on her head on a billboard in LA, New York, Sydney and Melbourne.…

— Lilly Singh

In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.

— Moliere

“The only measure of judging a human being is through that person’s character, because character is not determined by race, religion, gender…

— Abhijit Naskar

It is true that the virtues which are less esteemed and practiced now--independence, self-reliance, and the willingness to bear risks, the readiness…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

We commit not only theoretical error but also moral wrong in objectifying ourselves or other rational beings, ignoring their capacities for free…

— Allen W. Wood

Respect and a gentlemanly character - those are marks of a Nebraskan.

— Jeff Fortenberry

Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his…

— Horace

Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faith in God... produces character; character will produce courage, courage to face the challenges of the day.

— Kirk Cameron

“I've found when a person does not have the luxury to weigh morality one does not ponder, but does what must be…

— Charlie Courtland

“Looks sure can be deceiving: not every ‘ugly’ person is a ‘bad’ person (or is guilty of whatever it is that they…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense…

— Paul Newman

In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of…

— Samuel George Morton

I always thought that the spine of a character was awe and wonder.

— William Shatner

I would say probably Paris [Hilton]. Because to me that's her in character and she kind was always sort of winking at…

— Alexa Chung

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by…

— William Ellery Channing

“Shame I do feel. And I know there is something all wrong about me—believe me. Sometimes I shock myself.”

— Sophocles

I think thing that makes Batman so endlessly interesting is that he's one of the most flawed and deeply human characters, even…

— Scott Snyder

I struggle in these situations not to let my madness govern me, and to let the positive aspects of my character define…

— Russell Brand

It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.

— Walter Hagen