"Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments……" — John Quincy Adams
"Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations."
More Character Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition… — Aristotle
- One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about… — J. J. Abrams
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was… — Lance Armstrong
- Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
- You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
- I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a… — Rowan Atkinson
- When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -… — Rowan Atkinson