Character Quotes · Page 174

“May virtue and serenity belong to all, even my competitors and adversaries.”

— Lama Surya Das

“A virtuos woman is not moved by big names and flamboyance, but only men of profound wisdom and integrity move her.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

I make it a point to study the character I do, and if the story demands that I wear a particular outfit,…

— Hansika Motwani

Men and women are both humans, so, for me, that makes my characters and the work that I do human stories.

— Elisabeth Moss

Money is not a measure of a man's character or success in the arena of public service.

— Ed Schultz

The virtue of a free man appears equally great in refusing to face difficulties as in overcoming them.

— Baruch Spinoza

I think it's fair to say I'm attracted to playing characters who are rather intense.

— Mandy Patinkin

It's hard to be scared if you don't feel for a character, because you don't care if they die or live.

— Elisha Cuthbert

I think TV is all about caring, and if you don't care about a character in a drama or a person when…

— Ray Winstone

Non-fiction, and in particular the literary memoir, the stylised recollection of personal experience, is often as much about character and story and…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I never came across anyone in whom the moral sense was dominant who was not heartless, cruel, vindictive, log-stupid, and entirely lacking…

— Oscar Wilde

For in order for capitalism to work -- in order for it to produce a good and a stable society -- the…

— Antonin Scalia

Anyone will succeed in whatever field of endeavor in life by acquiring the same virtues and character that boxing world champions do…

— Manny Pacquiao

I guess when you take a look at the book 'Atlas Shrugged,' I think most people always like to identify with the…

— Ron Johnson

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience. I played a character on Oz and people still approach me…

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

It's really rare to come across a character, a show, or a movie that allows you to completely play four or five…

— Omari Hardwick

I am so grateful and honored to be nominated. Working on Grey's Anatomy for the past few seasons has been a blessing…

— Loretta Devine

It cannot be said too often that actions are good or bad in the light of consequences, and that a clear perception…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

I just don't want to be bored. That's the only criteria I have when I choose a role to play. I like…

— Paul Giamatti

The major strategy of Satan is to distort the character of God and the truth of who we are. He can't change…

— Neil T Anderson

The least known among the virtues and also the most misunderstood is the virtue of humility. Yet, it is the very groundwork…

— William Bernard Ullathorne

New pressures are causing ever more people to find their main satisfaction in their consumptive role rather than in their productive role.…

— Vance Packard

For me, 'The Social Network' isn't about Facebook. It certainly isn't about how people use it. It's about a flawed character and…

— Trent Reznor

So much emotion can be brought in an animated film that's very hard to get in a live-action film. I haven't quite…

— Steve Martin

The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.

— Patricia Cornwell

Your character should always be stronger than your circumstances.

— Dave Willis

Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.

— Elizabeth George

Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.

— Aristotle

When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.

— Jean-Claude Van Damme

I stay true, because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character.

— Forest Whitaker

What others think about you is reputation.. Who you are, is character and your reputation will take care of itself..

— Nushra

For the people who don't know, my character could described, in a nutshell, as the bar dumb-dumb.

— Charlie Day

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

— Horatio Nelson

What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.

— Augustus Hare

Oh good. I love being bait for a homicidal mutilator." Stephanie Plum

— Janet Evanovich

To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not…

— Mark Twain

People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character.

— John Oliver

General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.

— Buffalo Bill

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

— Tom Selleck

It's doesn't matter how different your characters are. Just find a common goal!

— Anonymous