His Character Quotes
145 quotes by 131 authors
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Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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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
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What a man is depends on his character; but what he does, and what we think of what he does, depends on his circumstances.
— George Bernard Shaw
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To follow Christ is to become more like Him. It is to learn from His character. As spirit children of our Heavenly Father, we do…
— Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his character. Poor old man, he has fits now, so I call…
— Josh Billings
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A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Christianity is not a political theory. It is not even a cultural theory. It is, at its root, all about changing the heart of each…
— Ravi Zacharias
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The history of mankind is his character.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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On his character Dean in Blue Valentine: It's sad, because he just doesn't have any ambition outside of loving his wife and his daughter, which…
— Ryan Gosling
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In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate-look to his character.
— Noah Webster
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A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character.
— Federico Tesio
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Rupert Grint is exactly like his character Ron, in that they are both incredibly funny, friendly, and loyal.
— Matthew Lewis
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The theatre has built a whole art round the actor, based on the man and his double - the actor and his character.
— Jean-Louis Barrault
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He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared to overcome his…
— Iain Pears
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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
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By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great…
— Fredrik Bajer
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The primary danger of the television screen lies not so much in the behavior it produces as the behavior it prevents-the talks, the games, the…
— Urie Bronfenbrenner
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I want the young people to pay attention because, see, back when I first met Barack, we started dating, he had everything going for him.…
— Michelle Obama
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Man was born to live with his fellow human beings. Separate him, isolate him, his character will go bad, a thousand ridiculous affects will invade…
— Denis Diderot
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They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for himself, but for his character, for his integrity and judgment and iron will; but…
— Edward S. Bragg
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