Character Quotes · Page 424

Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.

— Jerry Bridges

Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.

— Aristotle

“Being told that you have not changed is not always a compliment.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I wanted to be a journalist so the character of a TV news person in 'Run Baby Run' was really interesting.

— Amala Paul

“Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion.”

— Charlotte Bronte

The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.

— Isaac Herzog

Stronge people always have their life in order. Even with tears in their eyes, they still manage to say I am okey…

— Anonymous

We've just got to try and portray the character as best as possible. It's just part of the job!

— Dylan Llewellyn

Usually I'm very, very involved with choosing my character's wardrobe and knowing exactly how I want the character to look and this…

— Kathleen Robertson

I feel like I've come out of this grown up, maybe because I live through the character vicariously and she grows up…

— Emmy Rossum

I have so many different projects, I hear voices in my head - the characters talking all at once - and I…

— Eli Roth

A story and character are most important for me, not how I look, what clothes I wear, or what nail paint has…

— Shweta Tripathi

“I've discovered that in life, it doesn't matter how good of a person you are; it's human nature to be judged and…

— Mz. Robinson

I've always had these morals I've sort of put on myself: that excess is bad. I used to be into Buddhism and…

— Kevin Parker

It is my firm belief that the highest value must be placed on the virtue of each individual, regardless of gender, race,…

— Tennys Sandgren

I'm really 100 per cent invested in 'Suburgatory' right now - I'm really focused on that and really like taking it all…

— Cheryl Hines

For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other…

— Uwem Akpan

“What is the ethical or philosophical justification for a basic income? A fundamental claim is that it is an instrument of social…

— Guy Standing

My favorite artists from comics were early ones like Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko who had a real heavy ink style. Captain…

— Marcel Dzama

Your normal Wall Street big-swinging Richard has enough of a lingering moral compass to at least tell himself that his wizardry benefits…

— Tina Brown

One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each…

— Barack Obama

“Most moral relativists believe that tolerance of cultural diversity is better, in some important sense, than outright bigotry. This may be perfectly…

— Sam Harris

Self Esteem::"It is very easy in the world to live by the opinion of the world. It is very easy in solitude…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dan Brown is a character from 'Foucault's Pendulum!' I invented him. He shares my characters' fascinations - the world conspiracy of Rosicrucians,…

— Umberto Eco

Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

— John McCain

We need understanding to start seeing challenges and tough times as clay; for it helps us in sound character moulding.

— Michael Mbuko

The art of the novel is to arrive at that artless point where your characters become more real than yourself.

— Norman Mailer

There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Some people with great virtues are disagreeable, while others with great vices are delightful.

— Duc De La Rochefoucals

The despotism of will in ideas is styled plan, project, character, obstinacy; its despotism in desires is called passion.

— Antoine Rivarol

“Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Usually when I'm trying to establish character, I try and find out where they live.

— Denise Mina

I like the wild characters. I like the idea of being a character actor without being a character actor.

— Britt Robertson

My only obligation is to my characters. And they came from where I have been.

— Quentin Tarantino

“Being passionate about something is the most beautiful characteristic you can develop.”

— Charlotte Eriksson

If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I'm familiar with it and I already have a take on…

— Nic Pizzolatto

Dialogue comes naturally to me and I can hear the characters' voices in the scenes.

— Wally Lamb

The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.

— Walter Scott

There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.

— Sarada Devi

I'm grateful that some of my characters have stuck and impacted people to variant degrees.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph