Character Quotes

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Talk of imminent threat to our national security through the application of external force is pure nonsense. Our threat is from the insidious forces working… — Douglas MacArthur
Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions have… — William A. Connelly
We build character in order for us to withstand the rigors of combat and resist the temptations to compromise our principles in peacetime. We must… — Glen E. Morrell
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America… — George C. Marshall
Your past history and all of your hurts are no longer here in your physical reality. Don't allow them to be here in your mind,… — Wayne Dyer
It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp… — Eleanor Perenyi
If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression of him becomes broken and painful; he revolts the imagination… — Charles Horton Cooley
The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities. — Raymond Chandler
Even if kids don't love gymnastics, if they start at any age with some classes, they can learn so many different things - they can… — Nastia Liukin
Something of a person's character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin. — Christian Nestell Bovee
There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the… — Johann Kaspar Lavater
More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied… — Samuel Johnson
There is no kind obondage which life lays upon us that may not yield both sweetness and strength; and nothing reveals a man's character more… — Hamilton Wright Mabie
It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is… — Samuel Smiles
Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves. — Rita Mae Brown
To me there never has been a higher source of honour or distinction than that connected with advances in science. I have not possessed enough… — Humphry Davy
Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life. — Unknown Author
First class in life has nothing to do with the clothes you wear, the car you drive or the house you live in. First class… — Cory Booker
History thus becomes largely a study of character. Insight into temperament is hardly less important than the probing of "original materials." — Unknown Author
Don't let your character change color with your environment. Find out who you are and let it stay it's true color. — Rachel Scott

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