Character
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If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.
Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.
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.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
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.
I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at the end of the day and I'm an actor who wants to explore those characters in fantastically written scripts. The only caveat is a good story is a good character.
When you are in business for a long time, you go through good times and bad times. When you go through bad times, you learn to control costs, satisfy customers better, satisfy employees better and become more transparent. Therefore, you build character in the company.
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.
I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.
The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.