Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

Everyday we see your heart and character, inspiring all of us to give more of ourselves.'You are the leader to take us from where we… — Beyonce Knowles
No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly. — Juvenal
We will win with character, not with characters. — Unknown Author
Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious… — Alan Armstrong
To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold… — Damon Hill
Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs. — Raymond Burr
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle. — William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
We are not known by our bank balances or who our parents are. It is ultimately we who have to prove ourselves. It is not… — Unknown Author
Good character is that quality which makes one dependable whether being watched or not, which makes one truthful when it is to one's advantage to… — Unknown Author
Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at… — Margaret Halsey
The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while you live; and the next to preserve it after you… — Benjamin Haydon
Reputation is a reward, to be sure, but it is really the beginning, not the end of endeavor. It should not be the signal for… — Alvan Macauley
The only time you realize you have a reputation is when you're not living up to it. — Jose Iturbi
Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness. — John Howe
On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak is the only prominent specific… — David Lack
Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I grew… — Don Mattingly
In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies. — L. Sprague de Camp
Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges, and burdens. We… — Richard G. Scott
A test of a Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the blockade in the road and what his attitude is after… — Lester Roloff
Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We're just waiting for our country… — Jose Antonio Vargas
You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise. — Seneca the Younger
The characters and events depicted in the damn bible are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. — James Madison
Our Bible reveals to us the character of our god with minute and remorseless exactness... It is perhaps the most damnatory biography that exists in… — Mark Twain
It is clear that there must be difficulties for us in a revelation such as the Bible. If someone were to hand me a book… — Reuben Archer Torrey
Football doesn't build character, it reveals character. — Marv Levy

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