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title: "7 Character Born Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Character Born quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Character Born sayings and thoughts."
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> [When a character is born, he acquires at once such an independence, even of his own author, that he can be imagined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luigi-pirandello/when-a-character-is-born-he-acquires-at-once-such-an-independence/)

[Luigi Pirandello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luigi-pirandello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/luigi-pirandello-4230_books_when-a-character-is-born-he-acquires-at_41523.jpg)

> [We are born with a potential for good character - and for the dispositions and habits that make up bad or weak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-j-delattre/we-are-born-with-a-potential-for-good-character-and-for-the/)

[Edwin J Delattre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-j-delattre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/edwin-j-delattre-79890_achieve_we-are-born-with-a-potential-for-good-ch_167261.jpg)

> [Divine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/divine-persons-are-character-born-or-to-borrow-a-phrase-from-napoleon/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/171/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_born_divine-persons-are-character-born-or-to_590225.png)

> [“I wish I could ask God to give me another personality, one that doesn't antagonize everyone. But that's impossible. I'm stuck with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-frank/i-wish-i-could-ask-god-to-give-me-another-personality-one-that-doesn/)

[Anne Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-frank/)

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> [“I wish I could ask God to give me another personality, one that doesn't antagonize everyone. But that's impossible. I'm stuck with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-frank/i-wish-i-could-ask-god-to-give-me-another-personality-one-that-doesn-2/)

[Anne Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-frank/)

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> [Every character when born is a stereotype.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-patrick-king/every-character-when-born-is-a-stereotype/)

[Michael Patrick King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-patrick-king/)

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> [ Hailey \[as a character\] was born when I left the courtroom and moved to New York for Cochran and Grace, my TV… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-grace/hailey-as-a-character-was-born-when-i-left-the-courtroom-and-moved-to/)

[Nancy Grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-grace/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/nancy-grace-9244_all-alone_hailey-as-a-character-was-born-when-i-le_2931480.jpg)

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