Quotes about Character
God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement.
— Charles Stanley
You cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not live as a saint here will never live as a saint hereafter.
— Charles Spurgeon
I really love research. It's one of the things I love most about my job. I feel like it's me in the lab cooking up the character.
— Kerry Washington
He [Walter Cronkite] was also a profoundly good man. I don't think we should lose sight of that. All those professional gifts emanated from a very good core and that's something that's beyond training. It's who he was.
— Bill Clinton
Pride is corrosive, and it rubs off. You're going to have a tough time developing Christlike humility and thinking of yourself with sober judgment if your close friends are arrogant, full of pride, and looking down their noses at everyone else.
— Bill Hybels
In moments when things don't go your way or something isn't said just the way you wish it had been said, the condition of your heart is revealed for all to see.
— Bill Hybels
Almost seventy-five percent of our leaders have come right out of Willow. These are people who have proven their character, competence, and chemistry fit while serving in volunteer positions within our ministry.
— Bill Hybels
When Christ- followers act from a place of godly character—when they keep the big picture in mind, when they put others' needs ahead of their own, when they order lives according to kingdom priorities—things change. Big things change.
— Bill Hybels
Character is not what we have done, but rather who we are.
— Bill Hybels
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than to be in bad company.
— Booker T. Washington
Character, not circumstance, makes the person.
— Booker T. Washington
Israel's first king, Saul, looked like he was born for the role. He was tall, handsome, intelligent, and sensitive to God's leading. But he eventually lost most of his attractive qualities, the most important being obedience.
— Charles Swindoll