Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

On the one hand, we have the mass; on the other, its historic goal, located outside of existing society. On one hand we have the… — Rosa Luxemburg
Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While discretion obliges me… — Toussaint Louverture
Ray Toro is a very eccentric, crazy genius type guy. I think he's a genius. He just got this thing at the VMA. The way… — Gerard Way
Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do — Laurell K. Hamilton
My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If… — Laurell K. Hamilton
If people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look and feel bad for them.… — Cassandra Clare
Cool? Am I cool? I don't know, but I hope my characters are cool, in the sense of iconic. That's my job, at its very… — Jacques Audiard
I try to photograph her beauty; with a man I try to show his character. Once I photographed a man with a big nose, and… — Philippe Halsman
Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop… — Philippe Halsman
The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions… — Alfred Jarry
Self-mastery is a challenge for every individual. Only we can control our appetites and passions. Self-mastery cannot be bought by money or fame. It is… — James E. Faust
Even as water carves monuments of stone, so do our thoughts shape our character. — Hugh B. Brown
Notable characters do not alone bear trouble; they use it. — Hugh B. Brown
The character of the Open Conspiracy [the movement towards a world collective] will now be plainly displayed. It will have become a great world movement… — H.G. Wells
A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie. — Bill Condon
THE HOT (AND SERIOUSLY COOL) ENERGY that comes from the musical gospel preached by the title character of FELA! feels as if it could stretch… — Ben Brantley
I love the tradition of Dickens, where even the most minor walk-on characters are twitching and particular and alive. — Donna Tartt
Character, to me, is the life's blood of fiction — Donna Tartt
It’s a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality traits selected from… — Gillian Flynn
One of the things that happens in novels it's almost like a continual debate with yourself. That's why you're writing the book. It's why you… — Michael Ondaatje
Style for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops… — Tom Ford
Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades. — Diana Gabaldon
The character of the artist doesn't enter into the nature of the art — Lucian Freud
The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that's difficult to change. — Jesse Robredo
Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing. — Ilya Ehrenburg

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