Quotes about character
character men failing
If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly. Georg C. Lichtenberg
character resent personality-flaws
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
character men judging
One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.
character white racism
One of the ways [racism] pops up is when they turn a comic into a live-action movie and there's this temptation to make Asian characters white. Gene Luen Yang
character men assassins
I do not like assassins, or men of low character. Gene Hackman
character winning games
There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you're involved in, whether it's a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agenst or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things. Gary Gygax
character discovery personality
He who recites dramatic works makes discoveries about his own character. Friedrich Nietzsche
character personality birth
Thus strength is afforded by good and thorough customs, thus is learnt the subjection of the individual, and strenuousness of character becomes a birth gift and afterwards is fostered as a habit.
character talent can-do
What someone is, begins to be revealed when his talent abates, when he stops showing us what he can do.
character men principles
A man far oftener appears to have a decided character from persistently following his temperament than from persistently following his principles.
character mean thinking
Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control. Jessica Valenti
character world setting
I love inventing worlds and characters and settings and scenarios. Jerry B. Jenkins
character ideas mind
The theater of the mind is impossible to compete with, and I like the idea that with a few suggestions, each reader forms in his or her own mind what a character or a place looks like.
character holiness conformity
Holiness is not a series of do’s and don’ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God. Jerry Bridges
character godly reality
Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.
character holiness conformity
Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God
character godly men
Peace should be a hallmark of the godly person, first because it is a Godlike trait: God is called the God of peace several times in the New Testament. He took the initiative to establish peace with rebellious men, and He is the author of both personal peace as well as peace among men. Peace should be part of our character also because God has promised us His peace, because He has commanded us to let peace rule in our lives and relationships, and because peace is a fruit of the Spirit and therefore an evidence of His working in our lives.
character spirit virtue
Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit in us whereby our inner being is progressively changed, freeing us more and more from sinful traits and developing within us over time the virtues of Christlike character.
character interesting evil
What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch. Jennifer Beals
character thinking play
When you have to play a character that seems to be a relatively decent person and seems to be like yourself, I think the trick in that kind of character, so that you don't become a cliche, is to find where their weaknesses are.
character ends wells
Oftentimes what happens is that the writer understands one character, but they don't understand the other one, and the other one ends up not being written as well.
character thinking shoes
When I think about a character, it does start with the shoes: What kind would she wear? How would she walk in them? Jennifer Aniston
character choices limits
Cultural constraints condition and limit our choices, shaping our characters with their imperatives. Jeane Kirkpatrick
character impact screens
Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact. Jeanne Moreau
character artist costumes
I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the costumes or working with the make-up artist. I'm not so much interested in my character as the film itself.
character writing treading
When I am writing, I'm very much on the ground, on the same ground my characters are treading. Graham Swift
character appearance wells
I agree that a well groomed appearance or a slovenly appearance says a lot about one's character. Gloria Gaynor
character evil shining
I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my countenance, and there it can easily be detected by any physiognomist. Giacomo Casanova
character men thinking
The kind of loving women and men have in them and the ways it comes out from them makes for them the bottom nature in them, gives to them their kind of thinking, makes the character they have all their living in them, makes them then their kind of women and men and there are always many millions made of each kind of them. Gertrude Stein
character muscles athletics
If it is a clichй to say athletics build character as well as muscle, then I subscribe to the clich. Gerald R. Ford
character plot-lines trying
Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with no storyline, no plot line, and no character development. Jim Jefferies
character trying acting
I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting. Jim Jarmusch
character ideas trying
When I'm trying to imagine something, I have a few elements, a few ideas, maybe a certain actor or actress I want to create a certain type of character for, or maybe a certain place.