Native Character Set

Famous quotes containing the words native, character and/or set:

“There is something in this native land business and you cannot get away from it, in peace time you do not seem to notice it much particularly when you live in foreign parts but when there is a war and you are all alone and completely cut off from knowing about your country well then there it is, your native land is your native land, it certainly is.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)

“To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.”
—Katharine Hepburn (b. 1909)

“But at the coming of the King of Heaven
All’s set at six and seven:
We wallow in our sin;
Christ cannot finde a chamber in the inn.”
—Unknown. Yet if His Majesty, Our Sovereign Lord (l. 25–28)