Quotes About Character

A Hero of Our Time, gentlemen, is indeed a portrait, but not of a single individual; it is a portrait composed of all the vices of our generation in the fullness of their development.

You have to demand respect in this world, ain't nobody just going to hand it to you. How you carry yourself, what you stand for-- thats how you gain respect. but little one aint nobody's respect worth more than your own

It's not your blue blood, your pedigree, or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.

For birth control, I rely on my personality.

The leader beyond the millennium will not be the leader who has learned the lessons of how to do.... The leader of today and the future will be focused on how to be ... how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage. —Frances Hesselbein

Her father had taught her not to judge people on such shallow points: What a man wore or owned had nothing to do with his heart and character.

You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.

I'm not a good man, but I'm not a bad one, either.

You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination.

What a man wore or owned had nothing to do with his heart and character.

People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he

O pai ensinara-a a não julgar ninguém por coisas tão superficiais: o que um homem vestia ou possuía nada tinha que ver com o seu coração e caráter.

In literature, I've never been without consolation. Books have found me at every stage of my life, reminding me that if a character could change, so could I.

You must go to school. . .you represent our family, and you must be an excellent person. . .no matter what anyone says or does. . .be a diligent person with a humble heart. Have compassion for everyone. Even your enemies.

I find that in life, even the most unsympathetic person has a clear delineation of his motives, however complex and unappealing, but to him, there is a moral clarity to his actions. I think part of my job as a storyteller is to recognize the congruity or incongruity of his motives and behavior and somehow still be fair to the character and to the reader.

he assumed that her strict upbringing had much to do with her ability to forbear and endure.

To put it kindly, I am a very talkative, social person. To put it less kindly, I'm a flibbertigibbet, which is what my frenemy Rainn Wilson calls me.

Um, Mindy is much less like Elizabeth Bennet than she is a combination of Carrie Bradshaw and Eric Cartman.

Is Dwight really like that in real life?" to which I respond: "Oh, no, Rainn isn't like Dwight. Dwight is an angel next to Rainn. Rainn is a demon.

I want you to picture me as a cute little anime character that popped out from behind a mushroom or something and landed in Hollywood.

He had some very specific notes he wanted me to address. The notes were about making sure that the character of Danny Castellano was strong and masculine. He didn't want my character to outsmart him and push him around.

Hugh was in prime Jackman when he played smoldering Van Helsing.

If you admire our faith, strengthen yours. If you admire our sense of commitment, deepen yours. If you admire our community spirit, build one. If you admire the simple life, cut back. If you admire quality merchandise or land stewardship, then make quality. If you admire deep character and enduring values, live them.

Aha, Mine-chan, I see. It all becomes clear. And I have to hand it to you, you are a little rascal." As far as I'm concerned, there is never an excuse for bad behavior.