Quotes About Character

Very few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue.

A sober man may become a drunkard through being a coward. A brave man may become a coward through being a drunkard.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

When some English moralists write about the importance of having character, they appear to mean only the importance of having a dull character.

A good novel tells you the truth about its hero but a bad novel tells you the truth about its author.

awkwardness, there were traces of grace and strength as he

She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good.

I think she definitely has. I think, um, her and Mulder's relationship has become more equal. And, I think she has become stronger and more independent over the seasons.

It's a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality traits selected from an endless Automat of characters.

The best way to teach is how you live your life.

Being a mom is more than being cook, chauffeur, maid, counselor, doctor, referee, disciplinarian, etc. (just to name a few). It's about molding character, building confidence, nurturing, training, and guiding.

I would point out that I'm an actress for a reason! If I were popular in high school, I would have considered another career because I wouldn't have been alone in my room, making up other characters for myself. I definitely had growing pains. The popular kids didn't want anything to do with the girl who was starting the drama club.

Los rostros jóvenes son como esos cuadernos bellamente empastados que venden en las papelerías con las páginas en blanco. Sólo el tiempo pone palabras en los rostros, historias, carácter.

Just like a character in a novel, he disappeared suddenly, without leaving the slightest trace behind.

Nature has frequently planted astonishing genius in men of monstrously ugly appearance.

Sometimes I wonder if it does exist such a thing called personality.

These days if you want to know a man's true nature you need more than a pinch of salt; you'd need seven sack-loads of the stuff.

Oggi, si dà più credito alla parola di un farabutto anonimo che a quella di un uomo che ha lavorato onestamente tutta la vita.

Un duro non sarà mai un dritto. Il duro, quando se la vede brutta, spara. Il dritto non si mette mai nella condizione di dover sparare.

If morality is extinguished, there is no human being left.

Moll is immoral, shallow, hypocritical, heartless, a bad woman: yet Moll is marvellous.

Believe in your character. Animate (or write) with sincerity.

Any time you design a character for a Disney picture, especially a fairy tale, it's going to become the definitive design for that character, so you don't want to hack something out. You need to put in the kind of care it warrants if it's going to live in history.

I don't know if there's an illustration more clear as to what can really take place in a person's life spiritually than this animated character transforming from an animal to a prince