We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us.

I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation.

So, it's cool that, yes, Hal Jordan is a superhero, but my character is a real-world hero in her own life.

Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on.

The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you're always hurrying. And sometimes I don't know what I'm doing. I'm here and there.

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

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

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

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

I loved my role on Who's the Boss? There is always some of me in every character that I play.

If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.