Quotes About Character

Tulip: Okay, let me tell you what you're doing here-- you're writing a story. You've got the plot and dialogue from Melrose Place and fucking Baywatch, and you're writing yourself a little story in your head... The trouble is, you're using me as one of the characters.

Garth on where Sabriel came from Sabriel grew very much out of the story... Sometimes people ask me, 'Why did you write a strong young woman character?' I just thought she was more interesting than if she was a young man.

And I've never been wicked,' said the Witch firmly. 'Least, not by my measure. Just independant-minded.' 'Wickedness depends on where you're standing, doesn't it?' said Jenny.

I lied," said the Dog cheerily. "That's one of the reasons I'm the Disreputable Dog. Besides

Sometimes people ask me, 'Why did you write a strong young woman character?' I just thought she was more interesting than if she was a young man.

We are influenced by our personality but not controlled by it.

A true friend cares more about what is right than about pleasing you.

Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. —Proverbs 19:11

If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. —Matthew 5:47

If you are wise . . . prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. —James 3:13

The Lord doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. —1 Samuel 16:7

Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through? —Numbers 23:19

God always makes room for those special souls who have graduated from the University of Adversity. Shouldn't we? — Dixie Phillips

We can be pleased about what we do, but we also need to remember that although actions are important, the person behind the actions is more important!

God's love is rooted in who we are, not in what we do. — Steven Thompson —

your ultimate goal is for your children to grow up secure in your love, strong in their faith, and with sound character.

Will Durant once said, "To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.

You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. —Philippians 2:5

A comedy isn't about being funny, said Mrs. Baker. We talked about this before. A comedy is about character who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. That's how I know. Suppose you can't see it? That's the daring part, said Mrs. Baker.

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures." —F. M. Alexander

There's nothing wrong with bad habits...Where would we be without our bad habits? They're what separates us from the dreary souls amongst us.

Brindled, patches of hair gone, one ear folded over ad the other standing straight and notched from fighting. He didn't seem to be any particular breed. Just big and rangy, right on the edge of ugly, though I would come to think of him as beautiful. He was Airedale crossed with hound crossed with alligator.

Honesty and grace. You can try to find something better beyond that, but you won't.

But he had to think like a character in a Chekhov play, forever taunted by desires but trapped in a life much too small to accommodate the entirety of a human being. That was why Chekhov was eternally beloved.