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title: "4 Character Struggle Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Reduced to its lowest terms, the great struggle which now rocks the whole earth more and more takes on the character of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-reuben-clark/reduced-to-its-lowest-terms-the-great-struggle-which-now-rocks-the/)

[J. Reuben Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-reuben-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/j-reuben-clark-15679_character_reduced-to-its-lowest-terms-the-great-st_1062647.png)

> [It is hard living down the tempers we are born with. We all begin well, for in our youth there is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-stein/it-is-hard-living-down-the-tempers-we-are-born-with-we-all-begin-well/)

[Gertrude Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-stein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/gertrude-stein-667_born_it-is-hard-living-down-the-tempers-we-ar_1831945.jpg)

> [The struggle for your own character is the struggle for the nation's character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/the-struggle-for-your-own-character-is-the-struggle-for-the-nation-s/)

[William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/william-j-clinton-302_character_the-struggle-for-your-own-character-is-t_2014901.jpg)

> [In the case of 'Fantastic Woman,' I wanted to make it a more complex animal than just a 'cause' film. Even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-lelio/in-the-case-of-fantastic-woman-i-wanted-to-make-it-a-more-complex/)

[Sebastian Lelio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-lelio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/sebastian-lelio-12337_animal_in-the-case-of-fantastic-woman-i-wanted_2170968.jpg)

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