Character Quote Quotes & Sayings

They throw their stones at you not expecting that you would catch them with a smile. But a wise soul knows that what life throws at you today, is only preparing you for a stronger tomorrow. After all, you can't build a castle without first laying down its foundations... — Seja Majeed

A person must claim the meaning behind his or her existence. How we live is our final testament to what we believed in and our journey through the corridor of time determines our decisive character. — Kilroy J. Oldster

The most useful tool in your life is your character. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When people realized I'm strong, some of them appeared to be morons who automatically assumed it meant they might feel free to "beat" me as hard as they liked to, supposing it had to be fine with me. — Sahara Sanders

Smiley was the oddest. You thought, to look at him, that he couldn't cross the road alone, but you might as well have offered protection to a hedgehog. — John Le Carre

A sign of strength and character is to be like you are. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Pleasure and Pain participate equally in moulding character. — Abhijit Naskar

I like strong people. The ones who have gone through immense pain and hardened like a clay pot. They feel pain, but they smile. They faced problems and emerged victorious. Maybe, they lack materialistic things, but they are the ones with 'peace of mind' - one thing I long, everyone longs.
I like strong people. The ones who have peace of mind. The ones who know not having things is ok. — Saru Singhal

I love every single character in my books. Killing a character of causes me physical pain... It's like ripping a band-aid off too fast. — B.A. Gabrielle

Fateful encounters with a cruel world reveal our character. No human is immune from heartbreaking loss. Regardless of our socioeconomic status, eventually everybody shall suffer a grievous personal loss, a body blow that inflicts pain of inexpressible magnitude. — Kilroy J. Oldster

I am more impressed by the size of a person's character than the size of their purse. — Charles F. Glassman

I do not take commands from someone with no character or appreciative mindset. — Mohith Agadi

I declare this man a saint! — Andrew Cormier

Overcoming negative experiences defines character and increases wisdom. — Kamil Ali

Fear is the root cause of just about all physiological disorders. Know that when people hurt you or attack you, they are living in fear. — Sandra M. Michelle

Your life isn't some prerecorded movie where, no matter how many times you watch it, the ending remains the same. Your life is a book in progress, and you are the author. So if you don't care for the main character or the gloomy scenery or how the twisted plot is unfolding, then do something to change it. You write your own story. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character. — Oscar Wilde

There was no mistaking; he was a King on his throne... and I crowned him. — Jessica M. Collette

Even the most beautiful girl in the world becomes unsightly without depth of character. — Ken Poirot

We have to keep company with supposedly bad characters if we are to survive and not succumb to mental atrophy. People of good character, so called, are the ones who end up boring us to death. — Thomas Bernhard

Every woman with her own makeup! — Ljupka Cvetanova

I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself! — Carrie Fisher

If you are the one perfect person in an imperfect world, you are flawed. — Palle Oswald

Success needs vision to see, passion to transcend, patience to withstand and the character to overcome failures. — Amit Ray

Humility is a powerful, grounding force, if we'll allow its rightful place in our lives. It is not haughty or boastful or proud. It centers & grounds us in our wisdom, while gently reminding us of all we still have to learn. It dismantles our ego, while opening our hearts. It builds bridges instead of walls. It unified rather than divides. — Sharon E. Reed

This virtual world is sparsely populated but you may find some of my soldiers that were able to get in to the world who may prove to be a big help in your quest. That is if they haven't been captured by the gloobas or turn into traitors themselves. - Elder God "The Thousand Years War — Angel Ramon Medina

The more polished a diamond the more valuable it is;
the more tested a man the more refined he is. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You think I'm daffy?"
"Don't be offended by a snap judgment. It's true of anyone who cares about squirrels. — Edward W. Robertson

His eyes had that hooded quality that brought a flush to my cheeks. "That's a great list."
"What about you?" I asked. "What do you want to do when this is all over?"
"For real?" When I nodded, he lowered his head, dropping a quick kiss on the tip of my nose. "I can't believe you even have to ask that. I plan to be wherever you are."
My lips immediately curved into one of those big, funny-looking smiles as my heart swelled in my chest like an old-school cartoon character's. I was waiting for my eyes to turn into exaggerated hearts that popped out. "That is...that is the perfect answer."
"That's because I am perfect."
"Well, that wasn't the perfect answer," I said drily. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

If one abandons their principles when tested by struggle, they were never true principles but advertisements for character they never possessed. — Tiffany Madison

Endure the pain, overcome the hurt. — Lailah Gifty Akita

On no account would I do a picture which I should be unwilling to show to all the world - or at least all the artistic world. If I did not believe I could take pictures of all children without any lower motive than a pure love of Art, I would not ask it: and if I thought there was any fear of its lessening their beautiful simplicity of character, I would not ask it. I print all such pictures myself, and of course would not let any one see them without your permission. I fear you will reply that the one insuperable objection is "Mrs. Grundy"
that people will be sure to hear that such pictures have been done, and that they will talk. As to their hearing of it, I say "of course. All the world are welcome to hear of it, and I would not an any account suggest to the children to mention it - which would at once introduce an objectionable element" - but as to people talking about it, I will only quote the grand old monkish legend: They say: Quhat do they say? Lat them say! — Lewis Carroll

Grief and sorrow; both are fervently shape your character. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

So what do you think?' He asked, holding up the book.
'I think Salinger is a closet paedophile,' I replied placidly and was surprised and comforted by this minuscule, acidic, bitter Sylvia Plath like mocking, sniping tone that had crept into my voice. 'The main character Seymour is a fully grown man and a pervert who befriends young girls with his storytelling and swimming, just to get close enough to groom them in preparation for the inevitable sexual assault he lusts after. You might have noticed for example in A Perfect Day For Bananafish he grabs the young girls-'
'Sybil.'
'He grabs Sybil's ankles while lying on the beach and again when he pushes her in the water,' I continued. 'He goes too far when he kisses the bottom of her foot which makes even a four-year-old yell out in fear, knowing a line had been crossed. Frustrated Seymour walks away and goes back to his hotel where he kills himself in shame. — J.D. Gallagher

The pain you experience today creates the strength and character you'll need tomorrow. — Charles F. Glassman

Crime isn't pretty, only fashionably dressed. — S.W. Frank

Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves. — Henry Cloud

The tower of success stands on the pillars of vision, action, patience and the character to withstand criticisms. — Amit Ray

What people say about others' behavior or character is not always true, Just Proffer it to your best judgement. — Mohith Agadi

Wow, a trifecta: Murder, Madness and Magic, the three things you hate most of anything in the world. — Chris Dee

Who's stupid now, Jimbo?! — April Henry

You can't hide what you are. We can pretend a lot, but our inside is reflected through some aspect of our character, and that inside is either good or bad. — Waheed Ibne Musa

The peddling of fear in any form as incentive to faith remains the most egregious sin that can be committed in the name of Jesus. It feels very good to name the enemy and thank God that you are not like "those people." But if Christianity is to survive, someone needs to stand up in the middle of one of these hapless sermons and quote the comic-strip character Pogo: "We have met the enemy, and he is us. — Robin Meyers

I've finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. — Anna Quindlen

Isn't breaking a supervillian out of jail a little ... much? — Kirstin Van Dyke

I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing, learning, changing, I'm never the same person twice. But one thing you can be sure of about me; is I will always do exactly what I want to do. — C. JoyBell C.

Be inquisitive.
Be charming.
Be discerning.
Be assertive. — Matshona Dhliwayo

He walked out without his money.
The lesson to me was clear: hold onto your integrity at all costs. Never compromise on that. — Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

My favourite quote, which really identify my character is

" Happiness is always in giving,not receiving"

Because that is leaves my very happy ( as an infinity amount of happiness, if happiness can be counted ;) ) when i success in helping someone to achieve something he really wanted it. — Unknown

Your talents determine what you should do;
your character, where you end up. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Hating a main character for being too weak is like expecting a human to be able to do everything. Stories aren't all sunshine and rainbows. — B.A. Gabrielle

The only color we must be cynical about is never skin color but, the color of character for what character can do, skin color may never be able to do. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. — Margaret Chase Smith

I take it you know my companion?"
Oh,yes!" said Savage, his smile disappearing. "We know all about Ruby Journey. Please don't let her kill anyone important. Or set fire to anything."
Your reputation precedes you," Random said dryly to Ruby. — Simon R. Green

It's a foolish girl who waits for Santa. — Chris Dee

Given up, Khouri? It's not in my dictionary. — Alastair Reynolds

I love this quote uttered by the character Widget in The Night Circus. He credits it to Herr Thiessen but knows it is a literary quote by the another author.
Wine is bottled poetry — Robert Louis Stevenson

I realized someone else might tell you you're pretty. I'd do anything to keep you away from that person. — Rae Hachton

I believe being a 'gentleman' goes well beyond holding the door for a girl and letting her go before you. It's about being vulnerable for her. I think that when it comes to the way we treat women, it's a good idea to look to the way Jesus treated women.

He laid His life down for His bride,

He sacrificed for her,

He lowered Himself for her,

He was vulnerable for her.

We must love women vulnerably in the same way that Jesus loved His bride vulnerably. Being a gentleman is far more than being caring and thoughtful, it's about possessing sacrificial and vulnerable Christ-like characteristics. I don't know if it's possible to be a gentleman without knowing and representing the character of Jesus. — Cole Ryan

It was a part of me that I was taking, this magical part of me that he somehow sparked into being. I wasn't waiting for Santa; I wasn't waiting like some heroine in a romance novel for the tall, dark stranger to make a gift of these feelings he evoked in me, I was taking it, I was claiming this for my own. — Chris Dee

Find your self love. Find that precious thing inside you that
makes you want to live. And when you've found it, hold on to it with one
hand, and use the other to claw your way back home.
-Ripple — Valjeanne Jeffers

Quote from Ranger Captain David Craig, character in Voice in the Wilderness, page 187:
"If the House and the Senate had the guts to stick to it [Constitution], and we could trust SCOTUS to uphold it, we wouldn't be in this mess. — H.L. Wegley

Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is what you truly are. Reputations can be manipulated; character can only be developed and maintained. — Bohdi Sanders

When I said I would be the judge of your worth, I did not mean that I owned your life, Rowan Jun.
Garyn Kei — Tamara Henson

I prefer people to consider me by who I am and what I do and not by how I look! — Gayathri Jayakumar

How we respond to tragedy is the hallmark of character. Suffering a great loss places us at a spiritual milepost. The wind of our souls can either sour and wither or rejoice and thrive. — Kilroy J. Oldster

I am a worried person with a stressed out soul, living a simple life with no capital. — Charlotte Eriksson

You ain't too smart, are ya boy? I'm Javier "Bones" Jones. I'm the baddest man there is in this town or any town through The Mississippi. You thinking you're gonna waltz up on me and kill me? Ha! I'll do for you like I did for my late dog and put you out of your misery. — Justin Bienvenue

Your character is your best hand in this game called life. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You, quote, find your voice, unquote, when you are able to invent this one character who resembles you, obviously, and probably is more like you than anyone else on earth, but is not the equivalent to you. — Billy Collins

We are the sum total of our choices. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Lack of credibility slays your character — Bernard Kelvin Clive

After everything I'd lived through, I was not going to be reduced to a one-sentence definition. — Maggie Stiefvater

Now that's a true bitch, but that's Hell for you. — Andrew Cormier

Every person is the master of his or her own destiny. What we think about alters our character. Our character organizes our personality, and our personality scripts how successfully we interact with other people and respond to a changing environment. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Act sensibly.
Act sincerely.
Act selflessly.
Act splendidly. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Charm attracts people temporarily;
character attracts people permanently. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The world was left in complete devastation but I ruled most of what remained — Andrew Cormier

Never trust anyone until you see how they treat those who 'don't matter. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You will see true character after a defeated ambition — Bangambiki Habyarimana

So what do they do? They start writing articles in the New York Daily News. Boy, that's a paper that loves to write crap on people, isn't it? Wanna talk about a paper that supports fascism! Man, I've seen more doctors hatcheted in there. The butchery they did on Emmanuel Revici, the butchery they did on Lawrence Burton, calling him nothing more
what was the quote the guy said? ... "Burton is nothing more than a horse doctor." Denigrating him, tearing down his character. — Gary Null

Be knowledgeable.
Be logical.
Be affable.
Be trustable. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You're still alive. That means you're winning. — Rachel Cotterill

Confession: I don't want to be one of my characters. I'm mean to them sometimes. Really mean. — Michelle M. Pillow

May the economic discrimination you impose on your own people bloat your mind. That polluted rubbish occupying
your mind-set needs to be swept clean. May the disgusted look you impose on those you judge poor burn your eyes.
That evil look occupying your clear vision needs to land in the bin. May that shameful attitude you impose on those you wish to feel lesser bring your soul to restlessness. That fake character you display needs to be thrown out of the window. — Gloria D. Gonsalves

Besides, killing all the humans will totally trash the cable schedule, and there are some shows I'm really excited to have back on the air. — Mira Grant