Quotes about character
character echoes violence
A dissolute character is more dissolute in thought than in deed. And the same is true of violence. Our violence in word and deed is but a feeble echo of the surging violence of thought in us. Mahatma Gandhi
character religion tests
No religion which is narrow and which cannot satisfy the test of reason, will survive the coming reconstruction of society in which the values will have changed and character, not possession of wealth, title or birth, will be the test of merit.
character men given
A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.
character reflection people
A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
character thinking principles
Those who think religion has nothing to do with politics understand neither religion or politics... The things that will destroy us are: politics without principles, pleasures without conscience, knowledge without character, business without morality.
character able sound
Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character.
character thinking acting
You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking and acting in a characteristic way. You simply show it and shut up. Gene Wolfe
character thinking past
I always think that I love doing what I'm doing at the moment. The past is over. I can't go play one of those characters again. But I can play this and I can continue to grow in what I'm doing at the moment and that's really what I'm thinking about now. Gavin MacLeod
character quality development
We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood. Gavin Newsom
character ideas creating
I love rehearsals and I love creating a character, sticking with it until you have something to tell. It's always different though. Sometimes a director will tell you from day one what they want. Then you throw in your idea. Gael Garcia Bernal
character men play
We all have a cross-gender character: Every woman has a man that they can play, and every man has a woman that they can play.
character thinking want
I think I'm drawn to more villain-type characters, because it's so cool to get to say all the things you want to say. In Hollywood, you get to this position where you have to bite your tongue so much. You take all your experiences of not being able to say what you really want to say, and channel that through your character. Gabrielle Union
character classic moments
Classic author moment, "Oh dear, did I kill that character or not? Gail Carriger
character civilization leader
Now, being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be President. But it does reveal character. This is the kind of character that civilizations from the beginning of history have sought in their leaders. Fred Thompson
character way one-way
I like all my characters in one way or another, or at least I understand them. Julie Kagawa
character matter appearance
A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter. Julie Garwood
character humility president
The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from prison. I was amazed by his humility and his great sense of leadership... Mandela's character has shaped my life. Joyce Banda
character government atheism
As I conceive this doctrine to be a gross misrepresentation of the character and moral government of God, and to affect many other articles in the scheme of Christianity, greatly disfiguring and depraving it; I shall show, ... that it has no countenance whatever in reason, or the Scriptures; and, therefore, that the whole doctrine of atonement, with every modification of it, has been a departure from the primitive and genuine doctrine of Christianity. Joseph Priestley
character intellectual building
Intellectual activity is a danger to the building of character. Joseph Goebbels
character voice challenges
Though I am never exactly "blocked" I do have difficult periods. I am led by a fascination with material - the challenge of presenting it in an original and engaging way. I have no problem imagining stories, characters, distinctive settings and themes - but the difficulty is choosing a voice and a language in which to present it. Joyce Carol Oates
character college thinking
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person. Justin Bieber
character play acting
That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play. Julianna Margulies
character lazy actors
I'm always aware that there's a trick to television to prevent an actor from becoming too lazy. Once you become too familiar with a character, it can stifle the adrenalin from flowing through in the performance.
character stories knows
My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story. Julianna Baggott
character mind important
You learn to exploit genre for the more important things - to my mind - like story, character, image, language.
character play trying
I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.
character ears whispering
As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.
character being-different everyday
The cool thing about doing films and being different characters is that it's new everyday and new every project. So, you're always learning something different and you get to do research. Julianne Hough
character thinking people
I don't really care if people like a character ornot; I think in life we don't always like everybody. But you haveto be able to understand them. Julianne Moore
character practice knowing
The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that connection, everything else is just working on knowing their life circumstances and manifesting those through practice and research. Joshua Leonard
character shining development
In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film.
character ideas drawing
From a slight, undetermined drawing, where the ideas of the composition and character are just touched upon, the imagination supplies more than the painter himself, probably, could produce. And we accordingly often find that the finished work disappoints the expectation that was raised from the sketch... Joshua Reynolds
character cat men
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 him Fitz-William. Josh Billings