Character Quotes · Page 375

A mans morality depends on how he treats his wife, children and friends, and how he lives his life.

— Anonymous

The advantage of literature over life is that its characters are clearly defined, and act consistently.

— Jerome K. Jerome

I really believe that every character comes from the well of the artist.

— Melora Hardin

“The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude.”

— Francis Bacon

“what we might call everyday morality is exclusive of ethical anguish.”

— Jean-Paul Sartre

As an actor, you use the things from yourself that you can apply to the character.

— Robert De Niro

The JBL character, I had had in mind for a long time, a character very similar.

— John Layfield

Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?

— Plato

For my character, I mostly shot in the jungles and also did stunts and fight sequences on the harness. At the end…

— Krystle D'Souza

The only real revolution is in the enlightenment of the mind and the improvement of character, the only real emancipation is individual,…

— Will Durant

[C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any…

— Samuel Johnson

Acting didn't solve much! If it did, I would have ended up much less crazy than I am today, but I'm not.…

— Dustin Hoffman

The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is…

— James Arthur Ray

When you're doing an out-and-out comedy, the notion of preparing for a character - I hope I don't reveal too much of…

— Will Ferrell

The protagonist in 'Deacon Blues' is a triple-L loser - an L-L-L Loser. It's not so much about a guy who achieves…

— Walter Becker

Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in…

— Taryn Manning

Rare almost as great poets, rarer, perhaps, than veritable saints and martyrs; are consummate men of business. A man, to be excellent…

— Arthur Helps

“A man who lives a part, not to others but alone, is exposed to obvious psychological dangers. In itself the practice of…

— John le Carré

“When the superior man has free course with his principles, that is what we call his success; when such course is denied,…

— Kaiten Nukariya

Every temptation that is resisted, every evil thought that is curbed, every desire that is subdued, every bitter word that is withheld,…

— Sivananda

I did 40 voices for Chris Wedge, the director of the first film, before coming up with the version we used. He…

— John Leguizamo

“[W]isdom is the child of integrity—being integrated around principles. And integrity is the child of humility and courage. In fact, you could…

— Stephen R. Covey

Both Moscow and [Kiev], the modern and the ancient capitals, were reduced to ashes [by the Tartars]; a temporary ruin, less fatal…

— Edward Gibbon

When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I…

— Abhishek Bachchan

The best knowledge is revealed by your character including your tolerance level,and how you deal with oppositions.

— Yasmine Tariq

I have a rule: I will not alter the basic history of a real-life character to suit our fictional needs in a…

— Terence Winter

I think that inevitably, the trouble our characters go through is a kind of metaphor for what's happening in ourselves.

— Alice Mattison

Ed Miliband looks like a character from Sesame Street. I just think he's terrible. When he says something, I just switch off.

— Joanna Page

All characters are based on elements of a writer's personal experience.

— Robert Holdstock

Our productivity in the kingdom of God is directly related to our character and our Christ-likeness.

— Paul Washer

We must have life building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas.

— Swami Vivekananda

Science is fundamentally a moral enterprise, following the moral imperative to seek the truth.

— George Lakoff

“...in the absence of will power, the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.”

— Aleister Crowley

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how we are to be worthy of happiness

— Immanuel Kant

Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking.

— Tom Hardy

“Do morals matter, if our alternative is a grim and hopeless end?”

— wildbow

He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.

— William Gilbert

I am trained in theatre, and so I take time to study and get into the skin of a character.

— Sarita Choudhury

Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers. -Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift

— Tamora Pierce

You and I are characters in God's Story, handmade by Him. Every character serves a purpose.

— Randy Alcorn