Character Quotes · Page 240

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

— Baruch Spinoza

My character is not sad, not angry. In my house, I'm always laughing, smiling, smiling.

— Phan Thi Kim Phuc

I think that the two worlds of fashion and acting world have a lot of common things, because we all build a…

— Joanna Kulig

When I get a role, I try to delve as deeply as possible into the character.

— Alanna Ubach

For me, what is more important is the challenge the character poses for me as an actor.

— Mukesh Tiwari

Now must we sing and sing the best we can, But first you must be told your character: Convicted cowards all, by…

— William Butler Yeats

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

— John Wooden

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.

— Charles Barkley

It seemed to me that it was possible to translate light, forms, and character using nothing but color, without recourse to values.

— Pierre Bonnard

[Marco] Rubio, in particular, focused on something far more elemental. Trump's character and record as a businessman, and in the process perhaps…

— Chris Hayes

I inherited that penchant for intellectualism, a character flaw that these days can only be thoroughly eradicated by getting Z’ed up.

— John Green

I surrounded myself with people who indulged my ego. They treated me as though I was Ziggy Stardust or one of my…

— David Bowie

“When we shift our emphasis from behavior to character, people evaluate choices differently. Instead of asking whether this behavior will achieve the…

— Adam M. Grant

After appearing for eight seasons as a beloved character on 'Supernatural,' it's not surprising that I get most of my recognition on…

— Jim Beaver

I always try to get as personal as I can with the characters that I play, which is a reason why I…

— Romany Malco

All systems of morality are based on the idea that an action has consequences that legitimize or cancel it. A mind imbued…

— Albert Camus

I think you may judge of a man’s character by the persons whose affection he seeks. If you find a man seeking…

— Charles Spurgeon

There are so many different ways to develop a character - physically, mentally, spiritually and all of that - but the research…

— Abbie Cornish

“All humans have their own morality, which is fluid between people, and, on a societal level, across space and time. That’s why…

— David Silverman

I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I…

— Julianna Baggott

God's Word is not presented in Scripture in the form of a theological system, but it admits of being stated in that…

— J. I. Packer

Let us enquire. Who, then, shall challenge the words? Why are they challenged. And by whom? By those who call themselves the…

— Frances Wright

The interesting thing about Hain is that he's not a very interesting character. He's not fabulously clever. He's not a great policeman.…

— Robbie Coltraine

There was a point where I was making four movies a year. I was always on a set. I had no stories…

— Penelope Cruz

“Character is the real you-“the you in you that makes you the you, you are”. “the hidden man of the heart”

— Ikechukwu Joseph

“Perhaps the only thing we might legitimately lament in an old man’s death would be his failure to have used his time…

— Shawn Davis

Gomez is a by-the-book cop. He's the only character not to break bad.

— Steven Michael Quezada

Spirituality is based on development of character and philosophy.

— Radhanath Swami

“Morality is a fiction used by a herd of inferior human beings to hold back the few superior ones..!!”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The definition of Brevity: That which people believe would be a virtue - in me!”

— Greg Curtis

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

— Anonymous

I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.

— William Gibson

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

— Anonymous

It is not enough merely possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practiced.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

There is no adversity that cannot be overcome by good character.

— Michael Josephson

I believe at the end of my career I'll be retired into the recurring character hall of fame.

— Andy Kindler

I'm really drawn to adventure, and characters being plucked from normal life and sent on extraordinary adventures.

— Doug Liman

In some ways, I don't consider a single Hap and Leonard novel the best, but I consider them my best characters.

— Joe R. Lansdale

If you get the landscape right, the characters will step out of it, and they'll be in the right place.

— Annie Proulx

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters.

— Tea Obreht