Personality And Character Quotes

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.

If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.

If there is a trait which does characterize leaders it is opportunism. Successful people are very often those who steadfastly refuse to be daunted by disadvantage and have the ability to turn disadvantage to good effect. They are people who seize opportunity and take risks. Leadership then seems to be a matter of personality and character.

The great thing about acting is that you get to be a lot of different things in one lifetime. You get to explore different personalities and characters.

The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].

Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself.

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

I wonder if any element of interior design is more personal than color? Nothing can more quicly reveal aspect of personality and character than the choice - or absence - of color.

The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official history. It's useful to have some distance. Sources become available. Passions cool. It allows an opportunity to make some real assessments and judgments about personalities and characters.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

When friends enter a home, they sense its personality and character, the family's style of living - these elements make a house come alive with a sense of identity, a sense of energy, enthusiasm, and warmth , declaring: "This is how we are; this is how we live."

Women show off their personality and character through accessories more than with low-cut shirts and skirts with huge slits.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.