Character Quotes Page 2

Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.

But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.

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 to remain silent, my duty compels me to prevent them from doing any more harm.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls;

the most massive characters are seared with scars.

A Man who is Shy and Modest, is An Amazing Character, but a Women who is Shy and Modest is Beyond Amazing.

We seek outside the wonders we carry inside us.

Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

The issue for my character, and the issue of the show is, how dirty do your feet have to get without suffocating yourself in the mud in order to get an inch of what you really want done?

Character is made by what you stand for; reputation by what you fall for.

Be curious, bot judgmental.

When you're playing a character who's cruel, look for the places where he's kind. When you're playing a character who is unhappy, look for the places where he has a glint of merriment.

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

I've always been intrigued by cutout silhouettes.

They are so intriguing, so poetic-the shadow of a soul. They tell everything about a character and they are open to be filled with one's own imagination.

You're a work of art. Not everyone will understand you, but the ones who do, will never forget about you.

You can't just pretend that the things you watch, and the things you hear, and the places you go will not have an impact on your character. They will.

If you want to know who God is, look at Jesus.

If you want to know what it means to be human, look at Jesus. If you want to know what love is, look at Jesus. If you want to know what grief is, look at Jesus. And go on looking until you’re not just a spectator, but you’re actually part of the drama which has him as the central character.

I hated roses. I hated them for being so trite, so clichéd, a default, all-purpose flower that said I love you, I'm sorry, and get well soon. Give me peonies and tulips, orchids or gardenia. Those were flowers with character.

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

Freedom is what we all seek, but it's what we do with that freedom that ultimately defines our character. In the end, a man's character cements his fate, good or bad.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.

The content of your character is your choice.

Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost;

when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Watch your thoughts for they become words.

Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that... and I think I am fine.

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

God is more concerned with conforming me to the likeness of His Son than leaving me in my comfort zones. God is more interested in inward qualities than outward circumstances - things like refining my faith, humbling my heart, cleaning up my thought life and strengthening my character.

Be the person your dog thinks you are.

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he gives and receives praise.

Preparing a character is the opposite of building-it is a demolishing, removing brick by brick everything in the actor's muscles, ideas and inhibitions that stands between him and the part, until one day, with a great rush of air, the character invades his every pore.

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Humility is not a character trait to develop, it's the natural by-product of being with Jesus.

Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully.

God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be honored throughout the ages.

To be yourself in a world that in constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

We should come home from adventures and perils and discoveries with new experiences and character.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.