Character
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I wasn't raised to see color; I was raised to see character.
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
We play many emotions in our careers, emotions that in real life we would perform just once. For example, my character has died in about 10 films, so you have to keep searching for different ways to do it!
Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.
To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.
Don't let anyone make you believe the length of your skirt is a measure of your character.
But in action, one defies one's character.
As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.
Since I played a warrior in 'Magadheera', my character sported shoulder-length hair and a thick beard.
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition — such as lifting weights — we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
