Character Quotes

Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs.

I’ve learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row. Only then can you judge their true character!

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.

Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

Acting has helped me understand people, not only because you are acting as a character, but also because you are watching other actors work. That really helps you identify in life when someone is acting, not being true.

Communists are frustrated capitalists.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it’s close.

Greatest thing we can produce is character. Everything else can be taken from us, but not our character.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.