Cate Blanchett Quotes

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Practice self-awareness, self-evaluation, and self-improvement. If we are aware that our manners - language, behavior, and actions - are measured against our values and principles, we are able to more easily embody the philosophy, leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do.

We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.

You can tell a lot about yourself by how you go about things.

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

I think the issues of identity mostly are poppycock. We are what we have done, which includes our promises, includes our hopes, but promises first.

If you want to know what your true beliefs are- take a look at your actions.

Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.

What we do flows from who we are.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

Character is what was yesterday and will be tomorrow.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

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

Even more important than what we do, then, is who we are.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.

Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.

Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are cheap. But I say what I think and I believe what I say, and I'm willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right.

Character is long-standing habit.