Character Quotes · Page 436

If a woman possesses manly virtues, she is to be run away from; and if she does not possess them, she runs…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The left and Democrats are relying on the decline the American character that left-wing policies have produced.

— Dennis Prager

In my heart of hearts, I'm a character actress, whereas other people play their one strength.

— Juliette Lewis

Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.

— James Earl Jones

“IN GOD’S STRATEGY FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING, CHARACTER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN INTELLIGENCE.”

— Anonymous

We [americans] have earned the moral authority, at least compared to anybody else in the world.

— Chuck Todd

I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man.

— Bruce Boxleitner

For me it's a compliment, playing baddie characters. I take it as a compliment.

— Ben Mendelsohn

Religion is the solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward…

— Gouverneur Morris

“All she needs in this life is a chance at a better life, and to get that she works, she sacrifices, she…

— Daniel Abbott

The characters I've played, especially Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, almost never use a gun, and they always try to use their…

— James Garner

I look to challenge myself with a character that's not like myself or anything I've done before, but I certainly don't reject…

— David Gallagher

I read all these Marvel wikis, and there are characters that just stand out to you, and you think, 'How is this…

— Ryan North

The characters are whole, real people to me that I'm getting to know, and since real people are all flawed, so are…

— Sara Zarr

Most horror films fail to scare me. I think The Ring plays more as a psychological thriller. It's smarter, there's more character…

— Martin Henderson

I know unless I'm true to myself I couldn't be happy. Too much emphasis is placed today on externals and too little…

— Betty White

I was exhilarated by the new realization that I could change the character of my life by changing my beliefs. I was…

— Anonymous

For the first and only time, I was more worried about getting hurt by the crowd than by the guy I was…

— Jack Dempsey

I seek a diverse spectrum of roles. If I just was in a large-budget feature for a younger audience, then I want…

— Cameron Monaghan

I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how…

— Maggie Stiefvater

We are a people that have always celebrated other people's success so long as we always had the opportunity to meet that…

— Marco Rubio

As a kid, my brother and I would read the same novel, we'd memorize entire pages, reenact the book as it's characters,…

— Irena A. Hoffman

On the one hand, we have the mass; on the other, its historic goal, located outside of existing society. On one hand…

— Rosa Luxemburg

I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock…

— Clive Cussler

The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality.

— Garrett Hardin

Indolence, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.

— James Jones

It’s easier to be a character in a story than the star of your own tragedy.

— Jonathan Maberry

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Morals are an acquirement - like music, like a foreign language, like piety, poker, paralysis - no man is born with them.

— Mark Twain

No one will question your integrity if your integrity is not questionable.

— Nathaniel Bronner Jr

The most important in movie is having a bad character; Not the Hero and the Heroine

— Anonymous

“Creating characters is easy. It’s getting them to behave that’s the problem.”

— Steven Ramirez

Every day, I feel I can do more things - not as a character but as myself.

— Karol G

If you're a good actor, then you channel enough of yourself into the character so that you do get that other thing.

— Henry Cavill

I frequently gravitate toward characters that have some urgency or soul.

— Peter Sarsgaard

Some of 'em [virtues] like extinct volcanoes, with a strong memory or fire and brimstone.

— Douglas William Jerrold

She's incredible, not that she's perfect. But you once said imperfections create character.

— Ellen Hopkins

When you have a set of characters, you have to fall in love with them and care about them as each individual…

— Tina Fey

Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy.

— Bret Stephens