Quotes About Character

The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.

Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.

If the only way I can make myself look good is to criticize you, something is seriously wrong with me.

Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?

To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person.

You can learn more character on the two-yard line than anywhere else in life.

God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ.

As was his language so was his life.

Life isn't fair, but you can be.

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

Examine from time to time what are the dominant passions of your soul, and having ascertained this, mold your life, so that in thought, word, and deed you may as far as possible counteract them.

If you strive to become a good human being with the qualities of generosity, humility and having reverence for life...just maybe you'll become a great musician.

My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing -- by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.

It's not about the dress you wear, but it's about the life you lead in the dress.

To my mind, the actor has this great responsability of playing another human being… it's like taking on another person's life and you have to do it as sincerely and honestly as you can.

I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say is that the greatest hero of the Brazilian novel is the Brazilian people.

I never give any character I play less respect than I give my own life.

If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.

With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.

If you cheat yourself in practice, you'll cheat yourself in a game; and if you cheat in a game, you'll cheat yourself for the rest of your life.

I've seen a lot in my life. I've seen a lot of winning. I've seen a lot of testing times. I think when you're tested, you really find out what you're made of.

My grandma would quote Abraham Lincoln all the time: "Whatever you do in life, be a good one."

More depends on my walk than talk.