He Might Wait A Long Time

Polite conversation is rarely either. - Fran Lebowitz

Character is what you think in the dark. - Dwight L. Moody

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. - Henry David Thoreau

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity. - J.B. Gough

The great hope of society is individual character. - William Ellery Channing

Appropriate rules cultivate a disciplined character. - Bill Welker

The art of communication is the language of leadership. - James Humes

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. - Solon

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements. - Joshua Reynolds

Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success. - John Hays Hammond

A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock. - Charles Simmons

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman. - Oscar Wilde

Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth. - Daniel Webster

Welcome to our home. And as yous people say "shaboom" (shalom) - Archie Bunker

The hour of happiness will be the more welcome, the less it was expected. - Horace

I was always a character actor: I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood. - Paul Newman

Character builds slowly but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness. - Faith Baldwin

Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship. - Sharon Stone

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town. - Truman Capote

Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling. - Stephen R. Covey

If you want to be the person you ought to be, you've got to welcome competition. - Unknown

As long as I can wear a wig I can be any character, and in real life I can be myself. - Ginnifer Goodwin

Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word. - Lord Chesterfield

Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, Your character is what you really are. - John Wooden

Character is, in the long run, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike. - Theodore Roosevelt

A place that doesn't welcome tourists, that's really difficult and off the map, is a place I want to see. - Paul Theroux

When lying and omission become part of your character, you lose integrity and the trust you once had from others. - Theodore W Fedorchak

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

Relationships are about give and take; not tit-for-tat. If you're keeping score, you'll lose at your own game. - Faydra D. Fields

The greatest mistake we humans make in our relationships: we listen half, understand quarter, think zero, and react double. - Unknown

I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the subway, where you can't do anything anyway. - Toni Morrison

When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown

A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred: we are now offered an instant, ready-to-mix fame as nutritious as packet soup. - J G Ballard

It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain. - Rick Baker

Some men's ambition is art, some men's ambition is fame, some men's ambition is gold. My ambition is the souls of men. - William Booth

Faithfulness is essential to the character of a friend: without this there can be no safety in intimacy with and confidence in him. - Samuel Hopkins

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. - Andre Maurois

I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character. - J K Rowling

I used to live an isolated existence, even in relationships, but now my family knows me for who I really am. Mostly, that's a good thing. - Tim Allen

Education commences on the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. - Hosea Ballou