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Quotes About Character

But nothing external to God can possibly constrain him. If he chooses to restore a broken universe, it is because he "wants" to, because, for example, he loves it and wants the best for it. But he is free to do as he wills, and his character (Who He Is) controls his will.
~ James W. Sire
A fearless honesty should characterize both our self-analysis-where we are now-and our pursuit of truth.
~ James W. Sire
Step on my toe. Must I curse? I may. Must I forgive you? I may. Must I yell? I may. Must I smile? I may. What I do will reflect my character, but it is "I" who will act and not just react like a bell ringing when a button is pushed.
~ James W. Sire
we must imitate his life and character if we desire true understanding and freedom from our own deceptive hearts and minds.
~ James Watkins
It is strange how in some things honest people can be dishonest without the slightest compunction.
~ James Weldon Johnson
Every race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst.
~ James Weldon Johnson
As with anything, it comes down to the choices you make, and the honesty you display.
~ James Wilson
If his conversation is more about your physical qualities than your goals in life, he's not thinking long-term.
~ James Wilson
When I talk about free indirect style I am really talking about point of view, and when I talk about point of view I am really talking about the perception of detail, and when I talk about detail I'm really talking about character, and when I talk about character I am really talking about the real , which is at the bottom of my inquiries.
~ James Wood
The sentence pulsates, moves in and out, toward the character and away from her—when we reach "huddled" we are reminded that an author allowed us to merge with his character, that the author's magniloquent style is the envelope within which this generous contract is carried.
~ James Wood
This is merely another definition of dramatic irony: to see through a character's eyes while being encouraged to see more than the character can see (an unreliability identical to the unreliable first-person narrator's). 11
~ James Wood
The vitality of literary character has less to do with dramatic action, novelistic coherence, and even plain plausibility—let alone likeability—than with a larger philosophical or metaphysical sense, our awareness that a character's actions are deeply important, that something profound is at stake, with the author brooding over the face of that character like God over the face of the waters.
~ James Wood
Everyone agreed that Edie was a tough woman to love, though she was worth loving.
~ Jami Attenberg
Even at the end he couldn't be anything but bad. There would be no rehabilitation for him, no redemption. Some people are just bad forever.
~ Jami Attenberg
I'd like to be a wounded leading man. Instead of a pillar of strength, I'd be the scared one.
~ Jamie Kennedy
I don't think any woman wants to be known for being beautiful or busty. I think you want to be known for who you are.
~ Jamie Lee Curtis
Fortitudo/sapientia - strength and bravery/wisdom and humility
~ Jan Guillou
That what you see is not always what it looks like i don't judge anyone by his robes.
~ Jan Guillou
We are All Unique But Not Different..
~ Jan Jansen Easy Branches
To play the Boss is Easy but to be it is a Different Story
~ Jan Jansen Easy Branches
Some People have Different Faces but Remember with one Face we will always go to the End.
~ Jan Jansen Easy Branches
The one with the Strong Character is Satisfied with Everything.
~ Jan Jansen Easy Branches
Every Woman is Special and Unique
~ Jan Jansen Easy Branches
Let others be Proud on You, when they look a Image of You
~ Jan Jansen Easy Branches