Character Quotes · Page 456

“Morality is not the purpose of life; life is the purpose of morality.”

— Warren Fahy

“Abraham Lincoln said, “Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree.”

— Honoree Corder

“You can be moral without following the law, and you can be immoral while following the law.”

— Brandon Sanderson

I'm not vouching for Putin's character, he seems like a shady guy. Hard to see why he's a threat was.

— Tucker Carlson

As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.

— Mark Dvoretsky

If a railroad is bent, the train shall turn over; if a man's character is bent, he shall turn over just like…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

— William Hazlitt

The perfection of Christian character depends wholly upon the grace and strength found alone in God.

— Ellen G. White

Each man forms his duty according to his predominant characteristic; the stern require an avenging judge; the gentle, a forgiving father. Just…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

I was a DC fan; The Flash was always my favorite character. He was sort of the most average guy amongst all…

— Greg Berlanti

Those People Who You Miss In Your Happiness Are The Ones Whom You Love. But Those People Who You Miss In Your…

— Pacifiersucker

When you adapt a book to a film, you take all the best parts and put them into an hour and 15…

— Channing Tatum

It sure is boring to be around people who are in character all the time. I always find it's closer to mental…

— William H. Macy

Kristina [Klebe] plays her character [in Don't Kill It] pretty straight, and because my character's so crazy and colorful, it works quite…

— Dolph Lundgren

Whether consciously or unconsciously, I felt myself drawn to writing a female character who was pretty flawed and not very virtuous or…

— Leni Zumas

Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people…

— E. W. Howe

I liked the push and pull of that, between the outer political world and the inner personal lives of the characters. It's…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

Men have been taught that their first concern is to relieve the suffering of others. ... To make that the highest test…

— Ayn Rand

I know where TNT's sweet spot is, and when I read 'Perception,' I thought, 'This is a chance to play a fascinating,…

— Eric McCormack

“Fanatics.” Mircea sounded disgusted. “She called them utopians.” “Same thing under a different name.” “She said they could be dangerous—” “They always…

— Karen Chance

The American elite ... is almost beyond redemption. Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable…

— Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Acting-wise, I've had all these experiences. Yet when I look at certain people whose careers I admire, they've gotten to play so…

— Alden Ehrenreich

When it comes to deep and difficult ethical matters - such as the relation of an individual to God, or, I think,…

— Alison Assiter

I don't like the strictly objective viewpoint [in which all of the characters' actions are described in the third person, but we…

— George R. R. Martin

I follow the rules, whatever they are, with respect to ethical obligations. And it's important in my view to do so.

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Like, action to me is no fun if it's not built around character.

— Justin Lin

I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.

— Imelda Staunton

In His mercy, God gives us the level of revelation that our character is prepared to handle.

— Bill Johnson

When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you.

— David E. Kelley

It would be interesting to explore an opportunity if Hindi filmmakers think I can fit into any character in a film.

— Priyamani

When you shoot for something for three days, you get into that character.

— Meera Chopra

You can truly miss characters. Not like you miss people, but you can still miss them.

— Will Schwalbe

I don't care if people like my character. I just want them to think about the movie's message.

— Ellen Page

Because he's a character who's looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an interesting role for an actor.

— Dolph Lundgren

A cardinal American virtue, 'ambition,' promotes a cardinal American vice, 'deviant behavior.

— Anonymous

Those are always fun characters to play, the ones who are stupid but speak with authority.

— Alan Tudyk

“The other two are rich and noble; examples of virtue rarely make their home among people like that.”

— Michel de Montaigne

“Virtue is a system and men do heroic acts as part of the day's work and without self-consciousness.”

— Charles H. Cooley

I'm all for education - in fact, I have spent my career extolling its virtues.

— Konnie Huq

I think that as human beings we tend to compartmentalize, and we have a selective morality based on the situation we're in.

— Richard Gere