Quotes About Character

The young Washington could be alternately fawning and assertive, appealingly modest and distressingly pushy.

From later descriptions, however, we know that [Alexander Hamilton] stood about five foot seven and had a fair complexion, auburn hair, rosy cheeks, and a wide, well-carved mouth. His nose, with its flaring nostrils and irregular line, was especially strong and striking, his jaw chiseled and combative. Slim and elegant, with thin shoulders and shapely legs, he walked with a buoyant lightness, and his observant, flashing eyes darted about with amusement.

Rockefeller handled people adroitly and wasn't the cold curmudgeon of later myth.

Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self-criticism.

Whatever his own discomfort, Rockefeller made an excellent impression.

6 He also saw his father's vanity, noting how after one good deed he was "simply too pleased with himself.

Eliza never lost her temper, never raised her voice, never scolded anyone—a style of understated authority that John inherited.

Conversely the British saw a one-dimensional figure in the Cypriot; they did not realize how richly the landscape was stocked with the very sort of characters who rejoice the English heart in a small country town—the rogue, the drunkard, the singer, the incorrigible.

You are what you inhabit.

Sixteenth-century litigation combined the qualities of tedium, hardship, brutality, and injustice that tested character and endurance, with the element of pure chance that appealed to the gambler, the fear of defeat and ruin, and the hope of victory and humiliation of the enemy. It had everything that war can offer except the delights of shedding blood.

The essence of leadership is not giving things or even providing visions. It is offering oneself and one's spirit.

First: Character is king. There are probably fewer than six books every century remembered specifically for their plots. People remember characters. Same with television. Who remembers the Lone Ranger? Everybody. Who remembers any actual Lone Ranger story lines? Nobody.

First: Character is king. There are probably fewer than six books every century remembered specifically for their plots. People remember characters. Same with television. Who remembers the Lone Ranger? Everybody. Who remembers any actual Lone Ranger story lines? Nobody. So

You make me feel uncomfortable. I'm sorry. Not your fault, she said. It's just the way you are. And what way is that? You're like something feral!

conclusions. First: Character is king. There are probably fewer than six books every century remembered specifically for their plots. People remember characters. Same with television. Who remembers the Lone Ranger? Everybody. Who remembers any actual Lone Ranger story lines? Nobody.

The Mohawk was in there, plus a couple of others that made the Mohawk look a model of probity. A

His name was Kramer and he was a Catholic and his blood group was O.

But, the third conclusion, and the most confounding conclusion: You can't design a character too specifically.

She tinged her attitude with a gentle mocking humor which saved people from hating her.

He always had been.

Then you probably won't know this Reacher guy," he said."According to Mrs. Jacob, he was an Army officer. So I checked, and she was right. He

The Mexican woman bring you in?" Josh asked. "Mrs. Greer," Reacher said. "Mrs. Greer is Rusty," Billy said. "She didn't bring you in." "Mrs. Carmen Greer," Reacher said. Billy said nothing. The guy called Josh just smiled.

He was a nice person, back when that meant something. But you better not mess with his sense of right and wrong. Underneath he was a bomb waiting to go off. He had it under control. He was a very self-disciplined person. He had a rule. If you did a bad thing, he would make sure you only did it once. Whatever it took.

God won't force you to become something he never designed you to be. He created you. God wants to take your personality, your temperament, your talents, your experiences and give you a new character, new attitudes, new abilities, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit so you can reach your full potential.