Character Quotes

9624 Character quotes by 4950 unique authors

It is what we are forced to do that forms our character, not what we do of our own free will. — Alberto Moravia
The effect of sincerity is to give one's work the character of a protest. The painter, being concerned only with conveying his impression, simply seeks… — Claude Monet
Develop a clean line of action for your leading character — Billy Wilder
Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he… — William Carleton
The dimensions of video game characters, even when they're scanned from real people, are beefed up with exaggerated proportions in games like Def Jam: Fight… — Cliff Bleszinski
Money equals business which equals power, all of which come from character and trust. — J. P. Morgan
I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character, into his or… — Sam Raimi
With James Reese’s vivid and chilling novel, readers will gain a whole new appreciation of two gothic landmarks, Dracula and Jack the Ripper. Not only… — Matthew Pearl
You see? Characters in books do not read books. Oh, they snap them shut when somebody enters a room, or fling them aside in disgust… — Michael Swanwick
Gene Wolfe is the greatest writer in the English language alive today. Let me repeat that: Gene Wolfe is the greatest writer in the English… — Michael Swanwick
We all have an ongoing narrative inside our heads, the narrative that is spoken aloud if a friend asks a question. That narrative feels deeply… — Lydia Davis
I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much. — Lasse Hallstrom
Most of the big breakthrough technologies/companies seem crazy at first: PCs, the internet, Bitcoin, Airbnb, Uber, 140 characters.. It has to be a radical product.… — Marc Andreessen
I painted two pictures of myself lately, one of which has rather the true character ... I always think photographs abominable, and I don't like… — Vincent Van Gogh
The things to do are: the things that need doing: that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see… — R. Buckminster Fuller
I heard the opening bar of 'Help' as I headed down Polk Street. Every single time I've heard that tune I've taken it as some… — Oscar Zeta Acosta
I believe that numbers and functions of Analysis are not the arbitrary result of our minds; I think that they exist outside of us, with… — Charles Hermite
Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing… — Colleen McCullough
My fictitious characters will take the bit between their teeth and gallop off and do something that I hadn't counted on. However, I always insist… — Colleen McCullough
It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice — Colleen McCullough
If you have character, endeavor, personality, courage and the capacity for concentrated labor, you will do what is your destiny – and, perhaps, even do… — Ariel Durant
The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows. The character and contour of a terrain may offer opportunities for agriculture, mining, or trade, but… — Ariel Durant
They are more properly ‘The Messengers of Satan to buffet us.’ No rulers are properly God’s ministers, but such as are ‘just, ruling in the… — Jonathan Mayhew
All plot comes from the character's trying to get something, to achieve something, wanting, desiring, longing. — Robert Olen Butler
Whatever form it takes, camping is earthy, soul enriching and character building, and there can be few such satisfying moments as having your tent pitched… — Pippa Middleton

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