Quotes About Character

Slandered for no misdeed, is certification of substance, integrity, and righteousness.

not a single scrap of actual historical or archeological evidence for this theorizing, it also reeks of modern imperialism by projecting stupidity onto the writers of some of the most intelligent and poetic literature in history. Such arrogance is easily dismissed when one studies the ancient cultural context of divine names as expressing character traits related to specific situations.

Weapons may be carried by creatures who are evil, dishonest, violent or lazy. The true warrior is good, gentle and honest. His bravery comes from within himself; he learns to conquer his own fears and misdeeds. —Matthias

If you take a character and you call him a frog … you immediately give the audience a handle. You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And if you don't give them that, if you keep it more abstract, it's almost more pure. It's a cooler thing. It's a difference of sort of warmth and cool.

The sons of America," he went on, "have given a new proof how impossible it is to conquer freemen fighting in defense of all that is dear to them. Henceforward we shall be respected by nations who, mistaking our character, had treated us with the utmost contumely and outrage. Years will continue to develop our inherent qualities, until, from being the youngest and the weakest, we shall become the most powerful nation in the universe."21

is boring to most people. Nothing happens. On the other end of the spectrum is the story that uses characters who are simply buffeted around by the story. Things happen to them, and character and

You just sit down at the typewriter and follow the character around. It's like being a detective. You write page after page after page just finding out who they are. You wait for them to do something interesting.

he didn't believe your worth was based on your attainments or your erudition or even your intelligence. Just about the only thing he valued was simple decency.

20If you want to grow in wisdom, spend time with the wise. Walk with the wicked and you'll eventually become just like them.

28Good leadershipm is built on love and truth, for kindness and integrity are what keep leaders in their position of trust.

The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.

Positive expectations are the mark of the superior personality.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

The scar said—that which is written in the flesh is irrefutable. This is the mark of a man. This is what it takes.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

Actions speak louder than words ever thought to, but patterns define you...

I took notes as they divided the world between those who had stuff taken away from them, and those who took, those who did bad things in a good way- gracefully, effortlessly- and those bumblers who bumbled their way through life.

I guess you don't know what kind of guy you are until you start acting like one.

Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.

She laughed and said not to confuse pride with nobleness.

You just might make a good devil yet.

You will form a very inadequate estimate of a man's character, if you judge by what a fond sister says of him. The worst of them generally know how to hide their misdeeds from their sisters' eyes, and their mother's, too.

God will judge us by our own thoughts and deeds, not by what others say about us.