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Character Quotes
Character shows up in fiction, politics and physics.
"Character" is used two distinct ways in this collection — as a literary term about how a fictional character carries moral weight, and as a description of personal integrity tied to one's politics and work. For traits and personality more broadly, see Personality quotes.
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Character is destiny.
- Men
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Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.
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Plots and character don't make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the word, anytime you let her rip.
- Illustration
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What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
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Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home.
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I suppose that when I'm building a character, it's usually related to what their family is like and who their parents are, as well as how I grew up - that nurture side.
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Certainly, for younger guys, Superman is this mythological character that they've thought about and explored in their imaginations... But one thing I really like about Superman fans is that they're so open-minded and excited and honest. There's something beautiful about their enjoyment of it - something very Superman-like.
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This character matters so much to so many people. I want to get that right. I want to do it justice. I want people to believe in the character and have faith in the character and kids to grow up wanting to be Superman. Or, God forbid, there's people who are going through hardship and wishing that this character would turn up and save them.
- Men
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Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
- Heart
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Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.
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A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.
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I'm quite sure Shakespeare enjoyed writing Iago much more than he did writing Othello. If you write about someone you love, what the hell are you supposed to say about that person? It's much better to have something between you and your main character that grates.
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