--- title: "7 Shape Character Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Shape Character quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Shape Character sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/erwin-mcmanus-4838_character_the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape_86168.png" --- > [The shape of your character is the shape of your future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-mcmanus/the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape-of-your-future/) [Erwin McManus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erwin-mcmanus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/erwin-mcmanus-4838_character_the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape_86168.png) > [In a movie, a book, or a play, a character doesn't live in a vacuum. She is subject to pressures from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-franco/in-a-movie-a-book-or-a-play-a-character-doesn-t-live-in-a-vacuum-she/) [James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-franco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/james-franco-2025_book_in-a-movie-a-book-or-a-play-a-character_129203.jpg) > [“Curves, Clothes, Character (The Sonnet) Your abs won't last, your racks won't last, Eventually everything ends up in wrinkle. Polish the outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/curves-clothes-character-the-sonnet-your-abs-won-t-last-your-racks/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/abhijit-naskar-99_appearance_curves-clothes-character-the-sonnet-your_334972.jpg) > [The interesting thing about my character Sylar is that my strengths as an actor seemed to go completely against the shape of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-quinto/the-interesting-thing-about-my-character-sylar-is-that-my-strengths/) [Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-quinto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/zachary-quinto-4021_actors_the-interesting-thing-about-my-character_755309.jpg) > [Friends, suffering, marriage, environment, study and recreation are influence which shape character. The strongest influence, if you are generous enough to yield…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-van-zeller/friends-suffering-marriage-environment-study-and-recreation-are/) [Hubert Van Zeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-van-zeller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/hubert-van-zeller-35172_character_friends-suffering-marriage-environment-s_1487166.jpg) > [“The decisions we make and the way we behave are what ultimately shape our character. Charles A. Hall aptly described that process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-s-peterson/the-decisions-we-make-and-the-way-we-behave-are-what-ultimately-shape/) [Wayne S. Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-s-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ea/wayne-s-peterson-105582_character_the-decisions-we-make-and-the-way-we-beh_2420954.jpg) > [“Grief and sorrow; both are fervently shape your character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-kristian-goldmund-aumann/grief-and-sorrow-both-are-fervently-shape-your-character/) [sir kristian goldmund aumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-kristian-goldmund-aumann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/sir-kristian-goldmund-aumann-6_character_grief-and-sorrow-both-are-fervently-shap_3054879.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shape-character/#itemlist", "name": "Shape Character Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The shape of your character is the shape of your future.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erwin McManus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-mcmanus/the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape-of-your-future/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/erwin-mcmanus-4838_character_the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape_86168.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/erwin-mcmanus-4838_character_the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape_86168.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/erwin-mcmanus-4838_character_the-shape-of-your-character-is-the-shape_86168.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The shape of your character is the shape of your future.” — Erwin McManus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a movie, a book, or a play, a character doesn't live in a vacuum. 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