612 quotes found
“Don't do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It is the "why" that keeps us committed to our choices and defines our character.”
“Stay alert! Dont let someones words blind you from their behavior... They can say all the right things, they can make you feel things you've never felt before, but don't be fooled; their actions wi...”
“The actions of our closest friends say a lot about our characterwhat we overlook, what we contribute to and what is important to us when the world doesnt take notice.”
“The gap between intentions and actions is character.”
“You express the truth of your character, your dedication to your goals, and your commitment to your relationships with the choice of your actions.”
“You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions.”
“You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public, and maintain a holy appearance... but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character.”
“You may not like what I see but I don't like what you do.”
“People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.”
“Your choice is to be active or passive in your responses.”
“You become what you believe, decide, and act upon.”
“Before you take that first curious, coerced, spiteful, or vengeful step forward, remember this: its a thousand times easier to slip into a muddy pit than it is to climb out of one.”
“Sometimes another persons fear tells you that everything you're about to do is right.”
“At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists.”
“No matter what your origin or beliefs, rather adolescent or full grown. Thoughts are scribed in pencil but actions are carved in stone”
“The way I see it people don't do what they want to do often enough. They just do some alternative which they'd kind of like to do, which isn't the same thing at all, and as a result that thing isn'...”
“May the way I look at you, the way I speak with you, and the way I treat you reflect the truth that... I have loved you since forever.”
“Humankind has not learned about balance, let alone practiced it. It is guided by greed and ambition, steered by fear. In this way it will eventually destroy itself. But nature will survive; at leas...”
“I won't sacrifice my characters morals/intentions/motives for the sake of what I believe is right or wrong. If the action fits the character it will be written. That's that.”
“Only grace makes it possible to do the good we must do.”
