Character quotes

“Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.” Tony Robbins

“Action is character.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” Anne Frank

“How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” Anne Frank

“The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” Anne Frank

“A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.” Frederick Douglass

“Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me.” James Dean

“Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.” Francis Bacon

“The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.” John Rockefeller

“There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on 'Friends' is.” Jon Stewart

“I was born with an adult head and a tiny body. Like a 'Peanuts' character.” Jon Stewart

“Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company.” Arthur Schopenhauer

“National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.” Arthur Schopenhauer

“It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character.” Arthur Schopenhauer

“Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor.” Jean-Paul Sartre

“The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.” Charles Stanley

“God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement.” Charles Stanley

“I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.” Angelina Jolie

“I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.” Angelina Jolie

“The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.” Albert Schweitzer

“We inhabit a universe that is characterized by diversity.” Desmond Tutu

“Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground.” Frank Lloyd Wright

“My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.” Lance Armstrong

“Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.” John Adams

“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius

“If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.” Richard Bach

“Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character.” Robert Browning

“Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors.” Ambrose Bierce

“Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.” Stephen Covey

“When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.” Stephen Covey