Quotes with character…

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  • Heraclitus Man's character is his fate.
    Heraclitus
    Greek philosopher (540 - 480)
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  • Marquis de Sade Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes.
    Marquis de Sade
    French aristocrat, writer, politician and philosopher (1740 - 1814)
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  • Elbert Hubbard Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • P. J. O'Rourke Maybe a nation that consumes as much booze and dope as we do and has our kind of divorce statistics should pipe down about ''character issues.'' Either that or just go ahead and determine the presidency with three-legged races and pie-eating contests. It would make better TV.
    P. J. O'Rourke
    American journalist (1947 - )
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  • Sir Max Beerbohm Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.
    Sir Max Beerbohm
    British Actor (1872 - 1956)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • John Berger Modern thought has transferred the spectral character of Death to the notion of time itself. Time has become Death triumphant over all.
    John Berger
    English art critic, novelist, painter and poet (1926 - 2017)
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  • Samuel Johnson More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Stephen Vizinczey Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an alcoholic, then the most sympathetically portrayed character in his book will be an alcoholic. This sort of thing is very boring for outsiders.
    Stephen Vizinczey
    Hungarian writer and critic (1933 - 2021)
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  • Albert Einstein Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Bill Goldberg My character is just an extension of me. The in-ring work, the things that will always be said about me: Big, overbearing, powerful, in-your-face, couldn't wrestle - I never needed to wrestle. Why did I need to learn how to wrestle? Did Hulk Hogan need to learn how to wrestle? Nope. Is Hulk Hogan a good athlete? Nope.
    Bill Goldberg
    American professional wrestler and actor (1966 - )
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  • Bill Goldberg My experience with video games is a far cry from 'WWE 2K17.' Did I ever aspire to be that character? Man, I just wanted to be a hero to kids. Whether it's a character in a video game, a movie or a TV series, it's an accolade that I'm greatly appreciative of.
    Bill Goldberg
    American professional wrestler and actor (1966 - )
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  • Beau Bridges My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.
    Beau Bridges
    American actor and director (1941 - )
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  • Beth Ditto My size has helped make me an amazing performer too. The cliche of the Funny Fat Friend: I absolutely was that character - I am that character... It's a complicated bag of tools I acquired, and I've put them all to work onstage.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • David Seabury Nature is at work.. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.
    David Seabury
    American psychologist, author, and lecturer (1885 - 1960)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Lyman Beecher Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character much faster than anyone can lie me out of it
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