"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