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A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay. — Confucius

I never play characters that are like me because I'm a boring person. I wouldn't want to see me in a movie. — Jennifer Lawrence

See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character? — Confucius

Something of a person's character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin. — Christian Nestell Bovee

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

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are. — Steve Alford

Sometimes you have to look past a person's mistakes to see God's presence. — Shannon L. Alder

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him. — Paul Dano

Politics is the only field in which the character of a person does not stand in the way of his career. — Peter Prange

It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not. — Michael Josephson

But the concept of a person is that of a character abstracted from a history. — Alasdair MacIntyre

I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while. — Jeri Ryan

I'm interested in getting deep into a person's consciousness and doing so in ways in which the narrator is secondary to the character's own thoughts. — Philipp Meyer

One of the most liberating things a person can do is to admit that he or she is human and is flawed. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Remember, a person's character is not only judged by the company he or she keeps but also by the company he or she avoids. — Shiv Khera

The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character. — Anne Frank

How you react doesn't tell a person about your character, as much as it does your fear or God's fire. Which is it? — Shannon L. Alder

But I also believe that a person's character can be revealed within moments of the acquaintance, unless he purposely tries to hide it". — Jennifer K. Clark

A person's character, I realize, is never black-and-white. There is so much gray. — Jessica Warman

Certain people do need to stay in character the whole time, and that's just what they require as a person. — Michael Angarano

In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity. — Tom Landry

But folks always underestimate what the promise of a lifetime of starvation, powerlessness, and humiliation can provoke in a young person's character. — Junot Diaz

The true measure of a person's character is how one handles one's failures, not successes. — Bill Courtney

There's nothing like getting yourself into character and seeing a different person. It really wears on your vanity. — Elisabeth Moss

With thought, patience, and discrimination, book passion becomes the signature of a person's character. — Nicholas A. Basbanes

The true test of a person's character is how they treat the people in life that they don't need. — Lee Corso

Depending on what you believe as a person, there's always redeeming qualities to every character or individual, as spiteful as they might be. — David Boreanaz

I bring so much of myself to each character that there's always a worrying point when I think: 'Oh no, I'm really that person.' — Michelle Gomez

They say that the test of a person's character is how he or she treats those less powerful than him or her. — Chetan Bhagat

It's not what a person says but what he does that reveals his true character. — Philip Jose Farmer

Quality of work is directly related to the quality of a person's character. — Orrin Woodward

The depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or her nobility. — Frank E. Peretti

In fashion, it's always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks. — Carine Roitfeld

I love the creating part of taking on a character. It is fun to be another person and create what it would be like to be that person. — Jason Dohring

A person's words reflect the image of his character and the amount of truth and lies in it is always visible to the human heart than ordinary eyes. — Anuj

A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values. — Marcus Aurelius

I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can always tell when a person is acting. — Malin Akerman

You and the character just become the same person in a way. There isn't really a character; it's just you creating this illusion. — Andrew J. West

Consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the perspective ... — John Geddes

A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock. — Charles Simmons

I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. It's very character-building. — Steve Jobs

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands. — Anne Frank

My life needed to be saved. Not just Foxy. That's my character. That's my work. Inga is a person. — Foxy Brown

Beauty is in the character of a person. It's about having an interesting face and about what's inside. Anyone can take a good picture. — Patrick Demarchelier

If we are the sum of everything that happens to us, to limit a person's experience is to limit their growth. — David Viscott

It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world. — Hope Davis

Time doesn't change a person's basic character. — Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The color of a person's skin had nothing to do with the content of their character. — Michael Jackson

And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building. — Lesley Gore

It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good. — Michael Josephson

I do really believe that all guitarists have a different character that comes through, that's a strong character, the stronger the person is. — Jimmy Page

Each of us can improve our internal person and develop the character required for a successful life — Sunday Adelaja

It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character. — Christian McKay

No. Because I'm not a cold plate of m-m-macaroni. I'm a warm-hearted person. It's the basis of my character. — Truman Capote

When you die you say "Game Over" and that's all the game is over. You as an actor you die with this character stuff, but a new character is build. — Deyth Banger

It's usually easier for me to begin writing in a character's voice if that person is different from me in some significant way. — Nell Freudenberger

I thought of the character being real, a living person, not a drawing. — Ollie Johnston

Money doesn't change you, it reveals you. Money is just an enabler, whatever a person chooses to do with it is a reflection of their character. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are made under pressure. — Bryan Cranston

Success corrupts character when a person loses the spirit of thankfulness. — Orrin Woodward

A person's character is most clearly seen not by what they show, but what they hide. — Michelle Griep

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime. — John C. Maxwell

A liar deceives himself more than anyone, for he believes he can remain a person of good character when he cannot. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The neurotic assumes too much responsibility; the person with a character disorder not enough. — M. Scott Peck

When I read a character that I really, really love, I know immediately what they look like. It's like I want to 100 percent become that person. — Melissa McCarthy

Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person." — Euripides

It is what we do routinely, not what we do rarely, that delineates the character of a person. — Joan D. Chittister

You can discover a person's true character by examining how their actions align with their words. — Janice Anderson

Why don't you try something really different and be the same person two days in a row? — Reba

I'm a rational person, and I'm not a method actor. You don't need to call me by my character's name while I'm not shooting. — Zana Marjanovic

A person's ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma. — Amish Tripathi

Every person has contributed to me as a human, but a lot of the characters I do are ones I created. — Tracy Morgan

Manifests a good person, a good character, a good habit, and also because good deeds gradually form good habits, good character, good persons. — Peter Kreeft

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third person. — Patti Davis

The best way to determine a person's character is to judge them when their world is falling apart. — Kilroy J. Oldster

When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened. — John C. Maxwell

A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success. — Michael Josephson

[W]hat a person considers the minimal necessities depends as much on his character as it depends on his actual possessions. — Erich Fromm

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good. — Ann Landers

It's not a person's depth you must discover, but their ascent. Find their path from depth to ascent. — Anne Michaels

White House cultures inevitably reflect the president's character. Jimmy Carter is a thoroughly honest, good person. So was his White House. — Bill Drayton

To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person. — Caroline Lawrence

It is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character. — Michael Connelly

You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character. — Richelle E. Goodrich

I write stories about conspiracies and paranoid characters while I am, in fact, a very skeptical person. — Umberto Eco

Good character improves every aspect of a person's life. — John C. Maxwell

My point is that when you fall in love it's with a real person with flaws. Not with a perfect character from a fairy tale. — Mette Ivie Harrison

You only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character! Yours, — Anne Frank

Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has. — Tom Landry

There is always pressure playing a real living person and even pressure developing a character from scratch. — Marisa Ramirez

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! — Anne Frank

It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections. — Daisaku Ikeda

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. — Abigail Van Buren

It is unfair to attribute virtues beyond a person's true character. — Billy Graham

There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice. — Plutarch

What's in a person's heart and soul will not likely be changed by the ability to command a helicopter to land on the South Lawn. — Robert Dallek

It takes a strong character for a person to say, 'I can't do it.' — Reese Hoffa

When you play a real person, you feel a sense of responsibility that obviously you don't feel when you're playing a fictional character. — Natalie Dormer

Past a certain point, maybe, a person's character defines itself and stays fixed in your mind. — Damon Galgut

I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up. — Nora Roberts