"Character--the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life--is the source from which self-respect springs." ~ Joan Didion
History Is made at night. Character is what you are in the dark. ~ Lord John Whorfin
Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty. ~ Woodrow Wilson
In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If you don't have enemies, you don't have character. ~ Paul Newman
Ability may take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. ~ John Wooden
I am thorough believer in the American test of character. He will not build high who does not build for himself. ~ Benjamin Harrison
In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory. ~ Cicero
Character building begins in our infancy, and continues until death. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless of God's creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy. ~ Queen Victoria
The world may take your reputation from you, but it cannot take your character. ~ Emma Dunham
So much depends on being a person of depth. The interior must be at least as impressive as the exterior. Some people’s character is all façade, like houses that, due to lack of means, have the portico of a palace leading to the rooms of a cottage. ~ Baltasar Gracián