Quotes About Character

God measures people by the small dimensions of humility and not by the bigness of their achievements or the size of their capabilities.

The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives.

There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.

Our society has traded strength of character for makeovers that deceive.

I am becoming aware of the truth that people change people as much as ideas change people.The power of personality is strong . . . often personality is greater than the idea.

The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.

Drinking and other forms of body-wrecking pleasures are signs of weakness rather than manliness. It takes a better man to live a clean life—free from the stimulants, depressants, and drugs—than to be artificially [stimulated].

If you are a true Christian . . .you will reveal through your daily life the fruit of the Spirit . . .and all the other Christian virtues which round out a Christlike personality.

Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.

The Christian has a great obligation to be ethical and honest in all things, even sometimes at personal hazard. It is in the difficult situation that the qualities of a Christian are seen.

Ask [God] to help you reflect Christ as you grow older, instead of turning sour or grumpy.

The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond against a rough background. He should be more wholesome than anyone else. He should be poised, cultured, courteous, gracious, but firm in the things that he does and does not do. He should laugh and be radiant, but he should refuse to allow the world to pull him down to its level.

Too many people today want a brotherly world in which they can remain unbrotherly; a decent world in which they can live indecently. Too many individuals want economic security without spiritual security.

God is concerned with our imaginations, for they in a large measure determine what kind of persons we are to be.

Why are our inner lives so important? One reason is because our thoughts determine our actions.

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.

To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.

For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. I enjoy the psychology of the character but I work better from a first impression.

Isn't strength the ability to renounce every lie in your heart?

5. You feel he has a lot of admirable qualities.

Besides, it doesn't really matter does it? Guy, girl, or appearance. It's what's on the inside that counts, right?