It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story, a narrative of adventure and of vision, of character and...

Our value is not measured in the currency and possessions in our coffers, but rather in the consistency and progression in our character.

Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God knows of us. When you have spent what feels like eternity trying to repair a few moments of time that destroyed the view others...

Decisions of character come from understanding that they are accountable to God only, not to family, spouses, religious leaders, corporations, public opinion or your own ego.

We are dealing, then, with an absurdity that is not a quirk or an accident, but is fundamental to our character as people. The split between what we think and what we do is profound....

People like light and silly, and they like stuff that’s really energetic, and you get a character in a film bouncing around and screaming, people laugh. That’s all it takes. I don’t find that funny....

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.

The character and fight against fascism moved centre stage when, in 1936, Franco attempted to overthrow by force the Popular Front Government of Republican Spain.

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.

There are scripts I’ve read where I really like the character but there might be some content that I’m uneasy with. You have to make the decision whether you want to put that out there.

The best way to be happiest everyday in a workplace is to adapt to the attitude and behavior of the workforce who have got the longest stay, as their character is the proven reflection of...

The characters in the four-lettered word FACT consist of seventy-five percent ACT, so it is always sensible to see the character of a person solely by his ACT or deeds than his words.

Sometimes, something of someone is liked too much not because it holds too much value or has a true value, but because there are too many bidders and buyers to have the same thing at...

Ultimately, physical resemblance isn’t as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that’s compelling and makes me care about what happens to them.

Please please read. Everything and anything. You may not remember all of it, you may not remember any of it But from the fairytailes…to the sweeping soaring classics I hope you will one day discover...

I was tired of this silly joking about my ‘speaking countenance’. I could keep a secret as well as anyone. Poirot had always persisted in the humiliating belief that I am a transparent character and...

Life is swimming to shore with cowboy boots on.

You can’t build rich lives simply by reading sermons or following abstract rules. Example is the best teacher. Moral improvement occurs most reliably when the heart is warmed,

Alexia wondered what it said about her character that Ivy had genuinely believed she would intentionally go climbing about the side of a floating dirigible.

Characters should be interchangeable as between one book and another. The entire corpus of existing literature should be regarded as a limbo from which discerning authors could draw their characters as required, creating only when...

In his opinion, working was vastly overrated. Particularly as a way to build character, for everyone who engaged in it was far too snappish and fussy, and seemed to have no manners at all.

The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character

She lives like tomorrow isn’t coming and yesterday never happened.

The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure.

A man without enemies is a man without character.

It’s hard to say how many games we’ll win, but if character counts, we will win a lot.

There was not a moving up into vacated places; there was simply an anachronistic staying on between a vanishing past and an incalculable future.

The web presents an opportunity to showcase any character your sick mind desires. Want to create a cross-dressing, deaf/mute, corrupt politician who has a soft spot for saving children? Go for it!

Love it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum.

As nature has uncovered from under this hard shell the seed for which she most tenderly cares – the propensity and vocation to free thinking – this gradually works back upon the character of the...

He was a wonderful, sweet character. And very, very funny. Bob was a wonderful comedian.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

The unnamed should not be mistaken for the nonexistent.

I tend to come up with people more than situations – most of my books start with a character.

I enjoy catching our show whenever I can. It does get very weird to watch myself, it’s always been that way, but at the same time, it’s part of my job to see what kind...

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.

As soon as you hear her taking the line, you see the character. She’s not just a girl singing anymore; she’s much more representative of something female. I think that’s a depth that comes from...

Osby wasn’t considered the smartest man in Eads County. But the no one . . . knew him well enough to realize that he wasn’t all that far from it either.

It’s fun to grow with a character over the course of a TV series. Video games are usually a much more condensed process.

Choose your words carefully. They reveal your inner character.

On ‘Swingtown,’ I think that’s when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that’s what I’m doing on ‘Once Upon a Time’ as well. She’s a leading lady, but she’s also this...

This stings, but you know what? You just get back to work. There’s a lot of character in this room, and maybe going on the road is not the worst thing that could happen to...

In all tests of character, when two viewpoints are pitted against one another, in the final analysis the thing that will strike you the most, is not who was right or wrong, strong or weak,...

The offense is starting to kick in now and that’s a good sign. It shows the character of your club when you’re down 11-2 and come back.

A person’s true character lies somewhere until after you might have pressed the wrong button without knowing, then you’ll realize that there are dogs in human form.

At first, I didn’t realize it was gonna be a character. I just thought I was gonna be doing me.

Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life

You can never go wrong by doing what’s right.

True masters deconstruct as well as reconstruct.

A black shadow dropped down into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk. Everybody...