A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.

When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.

Talent develops in quiet, Character in the torrent of the world

Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of...

The seniors will leave a four-year legacy of not only winning but heart, character and class. ‘¦ The seniors would not allow us to lose. That is the legacy this class leaves.

My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character.

What’s in a name? The accumulation of reputations from all who’ve owned it before you.

I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you.

If I’m to have a character that others admire, I need to focus on developing that character. I need to make decisions that are honorable and honest. I need to focus on others rather than...

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.

The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.

If character is lost, all is lost.

Confidence is that internal alignment between what you know, what you believe and what you portray.

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune.

My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.

Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.

Never underestimate the capacity of people to choose the easy way.

London has always provided the landscape for my imagination. It becomes a character – a living being – within each of my books.

He was moderately truthful towards men, but to women lied like a Cretan-a system of ethics above all others calculated to win popularity at the first flush of admission into lively society.

The goal of a life purpose is not what you will create, but what it will make you into for creating it.

It is through strength of character, not luck, do we form the predictable path of our future.

The actions of our closest friends say a lot about our character—what we overlook, what we contribute to and what is important to us when the world doesn’t take notice.

I don’t act in the way other actresses act, in terms of building or creating a character. I don’t transform myself into the role, I invest myself in the role.

In the years since I worked with John Hughes, there were many years where I literally had hundred of doors slammed in my face because I wasn’t that kid anymore, and I wasn’t a character...

Playing a character is an illusion, and I feel that when you know too much about a person, possibly part of that illusion is disrupted.

The distinction between diseases of “brain” and “mind,” between “neurological” problems and “psychological” or “psychiatric” ones, is an unfortunate cultural inheritance that permeates society and medicine. It reflects a basic ignorance of the relation between...

Motivation is awakening own mind and Inspiration is arising spirit in others to find their own with their heart and soul in all.

You” has a tone and texture of an ADVICE, which everyone tries to give than take from others as almost all consider themselves to be WISE.

When all seems hopeless and all has gone silent, that’s Destiny turning down the music so that all may hear our response to life’s great storms, giving our response the chance to echo throughout eternity...

A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.

The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he become that? Why is the guy a murderer, or why is this guy a pervert, or whatever he is. So...

Moral obligations verses Legal obligations. Legally, you must abide by the laws of the land or face the consequences of being fined, imprisoned or both. Moral obligations tend to lean more towards a spiritual nature...

Do have a mind of your own. This is not just a spiritual matter only, but one which concerns ordinary manliness. I would do many things to please my friends, but to go to hell...

Nearly every parent on earth operates on the assumption that character matters a lot to the life outcomes of their children. Nearly every government antipoverty program operates on the assumption that it doesn’t.

Your source material is the people you know, not those you don’t know, but every character is an extension of the author’s own personality.

And as for the vague something — was it a sinister or a sorrowful, a designing or a desponding expression? — that opened upon a careful observer, now and then, in his eye, and closed...

Keith Jackson is a man of great character and a legendary broadcaster. For decades, his unmistakable style defined college football for millions of fans. While we hate to say goodbye, we understand his decision and...

I never try to give a message in my books. It’s about living with characters long enough to hear their voices and let them tell me the story. Sometimes I would love to have a...

To obtain greatness and strength, a man must have a good character. He is honorable and respected by others. We define him as intelligent, and as one who God has blessed with wisdom

Don’t the great tales never end?””No, they never end as tales,” said Frodo. “But the people in them come, and go when their part’s ended. Our part will end later – or sooner.

You may gain a position, but that does not mean you’ve gained leadership. You may lose position, but that does not mean you’ve lost leadership! When you gain true character, you can leadership and when...

How often you impress people when you have nothing and how often you oppress them when you have everything is what defines your real character!

It’s easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it’s gone bad!

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

The loves of all hearts are so many mirrors revealing their characters.

Well written novels are penned by authors who have a unique and personal ardor for their story. They fabricate the phrases of their mind into a voice and thus a character is born.

I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of ‘Seinfeld.’ He seemed to really enjoy himself. I did not get to know him,...

Individual effort is good but collective effort is better. We need a NETWORK of nation builders

Emma Willard told the legislature that the education of women “has been too exclusively directed to fit them for displaying to advantage the charms of youth and beauty” The problem, she said, was that “the...