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-->-- '''Søren Kierkegaard'''

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-->-- '''Søren Kierkegaard'''
'''Creator/SorenKierkegaard'''



->'''Gregg''': ''Pronounced differences in solar timing made me understand why seasonal cycles played such a role in European mythology.''\\
'''Drew''': Oh my God, it’s true. When Francisco says ''“For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart.”'' at the beginning of ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'', it’s because Denmark is, indeed, cold! That’s quite something! But tell me, Greggggggg, how might I apply this new learning to [[GrumpyOldMan modern ethical lapses?]]\\
'''Gregg''': ''Going back to cool buildings and early bedtimes in winter might be good for our national health.''\\
'''Drew''': [[PoesLaw Who made this person?]] How does a person come to be like this? If hanging out in warm buildings and going to bed late helps PREVENT me from being like Greggggggg, I’m all for it.
-->--'''Drew Magary''', [[http://deadspin.com/how-to-give-a-ball-bursting-football-speech-1677815240 "Gregg Easterbrook Is a Haughty Dipshit"]]

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->'''Gregg''': ->'''Gregg:''' ''Pronounced differences in solar timing made me understand why seasonal cycles played such a role in European mythology.''\\
'''Drew''': '''Drew:''' Oh my God, it’s true. When Francisco says ''“For ''"For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart.”'' "'' at the beginning of ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'', it’s it's because Denmark is, indeed, cold! That’s That's quite something! But tell me, Greggggggg, how might I apply this new learning to [[GrumpyOldMan modern ethical lapses?]]\\
'''Gregg''':
lapses]]?\\
'''Gregg:'''
''Going back to cool buildings and early bedtimes in winter might be good for our national health.''\\
'''Drew''': '''Drew:''' [[PoesLaw Who made this person?]] How does a person come to be like this? If hanging out in warm buildings and going to bed late helps PREVENT me from being like Greggggggg, I’m I'm all for it.
-->--'''Drew -->-- '''Drew Magary''', [[http://deadspin.com/how-to-give-a-ball-bursting-football-speech-1677815240 "Gregg Easterbrook Is a Haughty Dipshit"]]



-->--'''UsefulNotes/BarackObama''', [[http://blogs.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2011/03/transcript_pres_obama_honors_t.html receiving his hometown]] [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Chicago Blackhawks]] on the White House after they ended a 49 year [[UsefulNotes/TheStanleyCup Stanley Cup]] drought

->''"But in all, it builds character for both hubby and I. It taught us to be frugal and when we have more money, it was much more enjoyable spending them. There wasn't credit card debt to tie us down or any loans to give us sleepless nights."''

->''"Now, if there's going to be another recession. I say bring it on. It may be tough but people will come out of it much wiser."''
-->--'''Lilian''', ''[[http://www.chanlilian.net/2009/03/11/recession-builds-character-so-lets-embrace-it Recession builds character so let's embrace it!]]"''

->"If one were to say what it is to do good, in a single word it would be to endure suffering. Not enduring is bad without exception."

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-->--'''UsefulNotes/BarackObama''', -->-- '''UsefulNotes/BarackObama''', [[http://blogs.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2011/03/transcript_pres_obama_honors_t.html receiving his hometown]] [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Chicago Blackhawks]] on the White House after they ended a 49 year [[UsefulNotes/TheStanleyCup Stanley Cup]] drought

->''"But in all, it builds character for both hubby and I. It taught us to be frugal and when we have more money, it was much more enjoyable spending them. There wasn't credit card debt to tie us down or any loans to give us sleepless nights."''

->''"Now,
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Now,
if there's going to be another recession. I say bring it on. It may be tough but people will come out of it much wiser."''
-->--'''Lilian''', -->-- '''Lilian''', ''[[http://www.chanlilian.net/2009/03/11/recession-builds-character-so-lets-embrace-it Recession builds character so let's embrace it!]]"''

->"If ->''"If one were to say what it is to do good, in a single word it would be to endure suffering. Not enduring is bad without exception.""''



-->--'''Creator/WaltDisney'''

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-->--'''Creator/WaltDisney'''
-->-- '''Creator/WaltDisney'''



-->--'''Anonymous'''

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-->--'''Anonymous'''
-->-- '''Anonymous'''



-->--'''Paul Campos''', ''[[http://www.newspapers.com/image/362905134/?terms=war%2Bbuilds%2Bcharacter 'Warrior envy' has drawbacks]]''

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-->--'''Paul -->-- '''Paul Campos''', ''[[http://www.newspapers.com/image/362905134/?terms=war%2Bbuilds%2Bcharacter 'Warrior envy' has drawbacks]]''



-->--'''[[Literature/BookOfEcclesiastes Ecclesiastes 7:2-4]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''

-> ''"Everyone knows winter builds character."''\\

->''"It makes us tough, able to withstand adversity."''\\

->''"It also makes us cold."''\\

->''"I don't know about you, but I've built all the character I can stand this year"''.
-->--'''John Norberg''', ''[[http://newspapers.com/image/264039735/?terms=winter%20builds%20character Impatience for spring building]]''

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-->--'''[[Literature/BookOfEcclesiastes -->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfEcclesiastes Ecclesiastes 7:2-4]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''

-> ''"Everyone knows winter builds character."''\\

->''"It
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It
makes us tough, able to withstand adversity."''\\

->''"It
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It
also makes us cold."''\\

->''"I
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I
don't know about you, but I've built all the character I can stand this year"''.
-->--'''John
year."''
-->-- '''John
Norberg''', ''[[http://newspapers.com/image/264039735/?terms=winter%20builds%20character Impatience for spring building]]''



->'''Penny''': Without that show, I have nothing!\\
'''Prudy''': Having nothing builds character!

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->'''Penny''': ->'''Penny:''' Without that show, I have nothing!\\
'''Prudy''': '''Prudy:''' Having nothing builds character!



->''"I don't need luck though, I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am."''
-->-- '''Zuko''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''

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->''"I don't need luck though, luck, though. I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am."''
-->-- '''Zuko''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSiegeOfTheNorthPart2 The Siege of the North, Part 2]]"



->'''Maggie Holt''': You gotta own the past, don’t you? Own the bad parts as well as the good. Let it make you stronger.\\
'''Blake Thorburn''': What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?\\
'''Maggie''': Yes. Exactly.\\
'''Blake''': I always hated that phrase. No. What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker.

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->'''Maggie Holt''': Holt:''' You gotta own the past, don’t don't you? Own the bad parts as well as the good. Let it make you stronger.\\
'''Blake Thorburn''': Thorburn:''' What doesn’t doesn't kill you makes you stronger?\\
'''Maggie''': '''Maggie:''' Yes. Exactly.\\
'''Blake''': '''Blake:''' I always hated that phrase. No. What doesn’t doesn't kill you makes you weaker.



->'''Edd''': Should we feel guilty about Jonny's predicament?\\
'''Eddy''': Nah! You know what they say, a little childhood trauma builds character.
-->-- The first episode of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''

->'''Kramer''': You know when you hold it in like that you can cause a lot of damage to your bladder. That's what happens to truck drivers. They hold it in all the time. Eventually it starts coming out involuntarily.\\
'''Jerry''': All right.\\
'''Kramer''': Jerry, are you aware that adult diapers are a six-hundred-million-dollar-a-year industry?\\
'''Jerry''': Maybe I should just go anytime I get the urge like you … wherever I am. There's too much urinary freedom in this society. I'm proud to hold it in. It builds character.
-->-- ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', "The Parking Garage"

->''"I needed to understand what true suffering was, so I could become more compassionate to others … even to people like Kuvira."''

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->'''Edd''': ->'''Edd:''' Should we feel guilty about Jonny's predicament?\\
'''Eddy''': '''Eddy:''' Nah! You know what they say, a little childhood trauma builds character.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', "[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS1E1TheEdTouchables The first episode of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''

->'''Kramer''':
Ed-Touchables]]"

->'''Kramer:'''
You know when you hold it in like that you can cause a lot of damage to your bladder. That's what happens to truck drivers. They hold it in all the time. Eventually it starts coming out involuntarily.\\
'''Jerry''': '''Jerry:''' All right.\\
'''Kramer''': '''Kramer:''' Jerry, are you aware that adult diapers are a six-hundred-million-dollar-a-year industry?\\
'''Jerry''': '''Jerry:''' Maybe I should just go anytime I get the urge like you … wherever I am. There's too much urinary freedom in this society. I'm proud to hold it in. It builds character.
-->-- ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', "The "[[Recap/SeinfeldS3E6TheParkingGarage The Parking Garage"

Garage]]"

->''"I needed to understand what true suffering was, so I could become more compassionate to others … others... even to people like Kuvira."''



-->-- ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade — Children of the Inquisition''

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-->-- ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade -- Children of the Inquisition''



->''"There’s a feeling you can’t understand unless you get hurt and cause trouble. There’s also a feeling you won’t get unless you hit rock bottom. You rebel against the ideals of life, but then everything goes bad, and for the first time, you find yourself yearning for those ideals. Pain would mean nothing without kindness. Darkness can’t stand out without the sun. Neither is something to scoff at. Both sides of the equation have meaning. So even if you stumble and make mistakes, it isn’t for nothing. If you think to yourself, 'I won’t let this be for nothing!', it’ll turn into something that will help you grow."''
-->--'''Kyoko Honda''', ''Manga/FruitsBasket''

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->''"There’s ->''"There's a feeling you can’t can't understand unless you get hurt and cause trouble. There’s There's also a feeling you won’t won't get unless you hit rock bottom. You rebel against the ideals of life, but then everything goes bad, and for the first time, you find yourself yearning for those ideals. Pain would mean nothing without kindness. Darkness can’t can't stand out without the sun. Neither is something to scoff at. Both sides of the equation have meaning. So even if you stumble and make mistakes, it isn’t isn't for nothing. If you think to yourself, 'I won’t won't let this be for nothing!', it’ll it'll turn into something that will help you grow."''
-->--'''Kyoko -->-- '''Kyoko Honda''', ''Manga/FruitsBasket''



-->-- ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}''

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-->-- ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}''
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-->-- '''Cordelia''', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "When She Was Bad"

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-->-- '''Cordelia''', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "When "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E1WhenSheWasBad When She Was Bad"
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-->-- '''Yoda''', ''[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''

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-->-- '''Yoda''', ''[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''
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-->-- ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space''

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-->-- ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space''
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-->-- '''Ryuga''', ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade''

->'''Ben:''' There is a…philosophy, in Mandalore; As flowers are grown by rain, so is the soul grown by war. From suffering comes compassion, from cruelty; mercy, from violence; peace. We are not born when we come into this world. We are born when we learn who we are, and we can only learn by being tested. Adversity is the crucible, honor is the way, and enlightenment the reward.\\

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-->-- '''Ryuga''', ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade''

''Anime/BeybladeMetalFusion''

->'''Ben:''' There is a…philosophy, a... philosophy, in Mandalore; As flowers are grown by rain, so is the soul grown by war. From suffering comes compassion, from cruelty; mercy, from violence; peace. We are not born when we come into this world. We are born when we learn who we are, and we can only learn by being tested. Adversity is the crucible, honor is the way, and enlightenment the reward.\\



->''All is excruciating pain. I breath fire and torment. [[WorldSundering I birth a world of suffering, to mire and plague.]] [[WeAreAsMayflies In one fleeting moment, lives come and go. Ever moving towards the unknown.]] And in that fleeting moment, they cry for the answer to the question: why, given life, are they meant to suffer, to die? As fragmented, imperfect beings, yours is a never-ending quest. A quest to find your purpose, knowing your end is assured. To find the strength to continue, when all strength has left you. To find joy, even as darkness descends. And amidst deepest despair, light everlasting.''
-->-- '''Venat[=/=]Hydaelyn''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Endwalker''

->''"A person who has never missed a meal a day in their life may ''believe'' that hunger is appalling. That no matter one’s circumstances, they should not go hungry. But a person who has starved ''knows'' it. Their ideals may seem alike, but those two perspectives are ''not'' the same."''

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->''All is excruciating pain. I breath fire and torment. [[WorldSundering I birth a world of suffering, to mire and plague.]] [[WeAreAsMayflies In one fleeting moment, lives come and go. Ever moving towards the unknown.]] And in that fleeting moment, they cry for the answer to the question: why, given life, are they meant to suffer, to die? As fragmented, imperfect beings, yours is a never-ending quest. A quest to find your purpose, knowing your end is assured. To find the strength to continue, when all strength has left you. To find joy, even as darkness descends. And amidst deepest despair, light everlasting.''
-->-- '''Venat[=/=]Hydaelyn''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Endwalker''

->''"A person who has never missed a meal a day in their life may ''believe'' that hunger is appalling. That no matter one’s one's circumstances, they should not go hungry. But a person who has starved ''knows'' it. Their ideals may seem alike, but those two perspectives are ''not'' the same."''



->''"All is excruciating pain. I breath fire and torment. [[WorldSundering I birth a world of suffering, to mire and plague.]] [[WeAreAsMayflies In one fleeting moment, lives come and go. Ever moving towards the unknown.]] And in that fleeting moment, they cry for the answer to the question: why, given life, are they meant to suffer, to die? As fragmented, imperfect beings, yours is a never-ending quest. A quest to find your purpose, knowing your end is assured. To find the strength to continue, when all strength has left you. To find joy, even as darkness descends. And amidst deepest despair, light everlasting."''
-->-- '''Venat/Hydaelyn''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Endwalker''



-->--'''Asami Yamazaki''', ''Film/{{Audition}}''

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-->--'''Asami -->-- '''Asami Yamazaki''', ''Film/{{Audition}}''



-->--'''Percy Jackson''', ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians: The Lightning Thief''

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-->--'''Percy -->-- '''Percy Jackson''', ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians: The Lightning Thief''



'''Klaus:''' 'Cause only when we suffer... ''[Hits a nearby dancer with his stick]'' ...can we be great.

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'''Klaus:''' 'Cause only when we suffer... ''[Hits ''[hits a nearby dancer with his stick]'' ...can we be great.



-->-- '''Azwel's research on [[EmotionalPowers Aspiration & Tribulation]]''', ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI''

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-->-- '''Azwel's '''Azwel''''s research on [[EmotionalPowers Aspiration & Tribulation]]''', ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI''
Tribulation]], ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI''



'''Blocky:''' W-Wh- You had this the whole ti- I didn't ''actually'' have to climb the tree!\\

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'''Blocky:''' W-Wh- W-Wh-- You had this the whole ti- ti-- I didn't ''actually'' have to climb the tree!\\



'''Blocky:''' Oh! ''(grabs Golf Ball)'' [[NoYou You know what else builds character?!]]

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'''Blocky:''' Oh! ''(grabs ''[grabs Golf Ball)'' Ball]'' [[NoYou You know what else builds character?!]]
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->''Misery builds lots of great characters! [[SarcasmMode The homeless guy who sleeps in a cardboard box, the battered wife, the shell-shocked soldier, the drug addict, the kid who commits suicide at age 10.]] Oh wait it doesn't, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it just makes us miserable.]]''

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->''Misery builds lots of great characters! [[SarcasmMode The homeless guy who sleeps in a cardboard box, the battered wife, the shell-shocked soldier, the drug addict, the kid who commits suicide at age 10.]] Oh wait it doesn't, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it just makes us miserable.]]''''
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-->-- '''The Hero's Shade''', ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''

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-->-- '''The Hero's Shade''', ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''
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-->--'''The Hero's Shade''', ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''

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-->--'''The -->-- '''The Hero's Shade''', ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''

->''"Pain is weakness leaving the body."''
-->-- '''The Soldier''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''
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''"Take suffering as your companion, fear and unease as friends. If you do, darkness will become light."''

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''"Take ->''"Take suffering as your companion, fear and unease as friends. If you do, darkness will become light."''
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''"Take suffering as your companion, fear and unease as friends. If you do, darkness will become light."''
-->--'''The Hero's Shade''', ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''
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-->-- ''Film/{{Hairspray}}''

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-->-- ''Film/{{Hairspray}}''
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->'''Kamek:''' May I lift the [[PianoCoverSlam cover]]?\\
'''Bowser:''' Not yet. Pain is the best teacher.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''

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-->--'''Ryoji Kaji''', ''[[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]]''

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-->--'''Ryoji -->-- '''Ryoji Kaji''', ''[[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]]''



-->--'''Duma''', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''

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-->--'''Duma''', -->-- '''Duma''', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''



-->--''Animation/KikoRiki'', "Great News"

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-->--''Animation/KikoRiki'', -->-- ''Animation/KikoRiki'', "Great News"News"

->'''Golf Ball:''' Well, I guess we'll just use the trebuchet Tennis Ball built before he died.\\
'''Blocky:''' W-Wh- You had this the whole ti- I didn't ''actually'' have to climb the tree!\\
'''Golf Ball:''' Physical exertion builds character.\\
'''Blocky:''' Oh! ''(grabs Golf Ball)'' [[NoYou You know what else builds character?!]]
-->-- ''WebAnimation/BattleForBFDI'', "Getting Teardrop to Talk"
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-> ''"Everyone knows winter builds character."''\\

->''"It makes us tough, able to withstand adversity."''\\

->''"It also makes us cold."''\\

->''"I don't know about you, but I've built all the character I can stand this year"''.
-->--'''John Norberg''', ''[[http://newspapers.com/image/264039735/?terms=winter%20builds%20character Impatience for spring building]]''
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->'''Krash:''' You guys, I have a bunch of good news! Firstly, we're gonna head even higher up the mountain. Secondly, the weather is gonna get even worse. So we probably won't be able to see or feel anything soon.\\
'''Chiko:''' So... Which part's a good news?\\
'''Krash:''' All good! Never before have we had such a surefire test of strength and character.
-->--''Animation/KikoRiki'', "Great News"
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->''It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.\\
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.\\
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.''
-->--'''[[Literature/BookOfEcclesiastes Ecclesiastes 7:2-4]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''
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->''"The man, who, being really on the Way, falls upon hard times in the world will not, as a consequence, turn to [[TheCaretaker that friend who offers him refuge and comfort]] and encourages his [[StaticCharacter old self to survive]]. Rather, he will seek out [[ZenSurvivor someone who will faithfully and inexorably help him to risk himself]], so that he may endure the suffering and pass courageously through it. Only to the extent that man exposes himself over and over again to annihilation, can [[HeroicResolve that which is indestructible]] arise within him. In this lies the dignity of daring."''

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->''"The man, who, being really on the Way, falls upon hard times in the world will not, as a consequence, turn to [[TheCaretaker that friend who offers him refuge and comfort]] and encourages his [[StaticCharacter old self to survive]].survive. Rather, he will seek out [[ZenSurvivor someone who will faithfully and inexorably help him to risk himself]], so that he may endure the suffering and pass courageously through it. Only to the extent that man exposes himself over and over again to annihilation, can [[HeroicResolve that which is indestructible]] arise within him. In this lies the dignity of daring."''
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-->-- '''Megatron''', ''Transformers: Megatron Origin #4''

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-->-- '''Megatron''', ''Transformers: ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersMegatronOrigins Transformers: Megatron Origin #4''
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->''"I must pay my deepest thanks to the disease that once tormented me. Knowledge and will are tempered by pain, and hope is carried in the arms of torment. This is the only route to zohar (radiance)."''
-->-- '''Azwel's research on [[EmotionalPowers Aspiration & Tribulation]]''', ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI''
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->'''Johnny:''' Sorry I'm late, Mr. Kickenklober. I was practicing all morning, I just lost track of time.\\
'''Klaus:''' Oh, I thought maybe you had been involved in a terrible accident and we'd never have to see you again, but never mind.\\
'''Johnny:''' Seriously? Why do you have to be so mean all the time?\\
'''Klaus:''' 'Cause only when we suffer... ''[Hits a nearby dancer with his stick]'' ...can we be great.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/Sing2''
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->''Unfortunately for Eric, his sire felt that struggle best helps focus the young mind and thus breeds the best [[ReligionOfEvil servants for Set]]. As a result, the first four months in which Eric has served his new god have been the hardest months of his existence: in the three months following his selection, his master forced him through a series of [[TrainingFromHell rigorous tribulations]], each designed to remove [[EpiphanicPrison the blinders placed upon him by the world Set's enemies had created]]. The first of these tests involved the destruction of Eric's mortal life and the things that made that life comfortable; his master [[TraumaCongaLine took away his car, his apartment, his job, his finances, and even saw to it that his regular lady friends were offered better-paying, irresistible jobs in different cities]]. Eric awoke to find everything gone and a clipping from a local newspaper with his own obituary in it. "Nothing of the old life can remain except for you," his masters had written on the clipping, "and it shall be the final test of faith for you to bring yourself up again."''

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->''Unfortunately ->Unfortunately for Eric, his sire felt that struggle best helps focus the young mind and thus breeds the best [[ReligionOfEvil servants for Set]]. As a result, the first four months in which Eric has served his new god have been the hardest months of his existence: in the three months following his selection, his master forced him through a series of [[TrainingFromHell rigorous tribulations]], each designed to remove [[EpiphanicPrison the blinders placed upon him by the world Set's enemies had created]]. The first of these tests involved the destruction of Eric's mortal life and the things that made that life comfortable; his master [[TraumaCongaLine took away his car, his apartment, his job, his finances, and even saw to it that his regular lady friends were offered better-paying, irresistible jobs in different cities]]. Eric awoke to find everything gone and a clipping from a local newspaper with his own obituary in it. "Nothing of the old life can remain except for you," his masters had written on the clipping, "and it shall be the final test of faith for you to bring yourself up again."''"



->"I mean, they promised me they'd take me to St. Croix, and then they just decide to go to Tuscany. Art and buildings? I was totally beachless for a month and a half. No one has suffered like I have. Of course I think that that kind of adversity builds character. Well, then I thought, I already have a lot of character. Is it possible to have too much character?"

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->"I ->''"I mean, they promised me they'd take me to St. Croix, and then they just decide to go to Tuscany. Art and buildings? I was totally beachless for a month and a half. No one has suffered like I have. Of course I think that that kind of adversity builds character. Well, then I thought, I already have a lot of character. Is it possible to have too much character?"character?"''
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->'''Cordelia:''' Suffering bastard.\\
'''Aral:''' I thought you saw meaning in that sort of thing.\\
'''Cordelia:''' In the abstract. Most days it's just stumbling around in the dark with the rest of creation, smashing into things and wondering why it hurts.
-->-- ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga Shards of Honor]]''
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->''All is excruciating pain. I breath fire and torment. [[WorldSundering I birth a world of suffering, to mire and plague.]] [[WeAreAsMayflies In one fleeting moment, lives come and go. Ever moving towards the unknown.]] And in that fleeting moment, they cry for the answer to the question: why, given life, are they meant to suffer, to die? As fragmented, imperfect beings, yours is a never-ending quest. A quest to find your purpose, knowing your end is assured. To find the strength to continue, when all strength has left you. To find joy, even as darkness descends. And amidst deepest despair, light everlasting.''
-->-- '''Venat[=/=]Hydaelyn''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Endwalker''
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->''"A world without misery is not the same as a happy one. Misery shapes men throughout their lives. Hardship makes them strong. Smother them with blessings and they will never learn what happiness is."''
-->--'''Duma''', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''
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->''"There’s a feeling you can’t understand unless you get hurt and cause trouble. There’s also a feeling you won’t get unless you hit rock bottom. You rebel against the ideals of life, but then everything goes bad, and for the first time, you find yourself yearning for those ideals. Pain would mean nothing without kindness. Darkness can’t stand out without the sun. Neither is something to scoff at. Both sides of the equation have meaning. So even if you stumble and make mistakes, it isn’t for nothing. If you think to yourself, 'I won’t let this be for nothing!', it’ll turn into something that will help you grow."''
-->--'''Kyoko Honda''', ''Manga/FruitsBasket''
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-> ''"[My husband] has the heating app on his phone, and I don’t, which is a problem because he went to public school, where breaking the ice on your morning basin of water is considered character-forming, not child abuse. We are certainly not allowed the heating on yet."''
-->-- '''Allison Pearson''', [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Daily Telegraph]], autumn 2021.
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->''"Being a little familiar with pain makes a person more caring. So never mistake that for weakness."''
-->--'''Ryoji Kaji''', ''[[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]]''
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->''"A word about my mother, before you meet her. Her name is Sally Jackson and she's the best person in the world, which just proves my theory that the best people have the rottenest luck."''
-->--'''Percy Jackson''', ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians: The Lightning Thief''
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->'''Edd''': Should we feel worried guilty about Jonny's predicament?\\
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->''Misery builds lots of great characters! [[SarcasmMode The homeless guy who sleeps in a cardboard box, the battered wife, the shell-shocked soldier, the drug addict, the kid who commits suicide at age 10.]] Oh wait it doesn't, [[RealityEnsues it just makes us miserable.]]''

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->''Misery builds lots of great characters! [[SarcasmMode The homeless guy who sleeps in a cardboard box, the battered wife, the shell-shocked soldier, the drug addict, the kid who commits suicide at age 10.]] Oh wait it doesn't, [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it just makes us miserable.]]''

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->''"There is much we learn through introspection and self-awareness, through quiet and internal reflection. But there is much more you learn in the face of wrath and pain and destruction. Things that can not be learned in peace. Things you can only learn about yourself when you are forced to face the trial of them. ''({{beat}})'' A person who has never missed a meal a day in their life may ''believe'' that hunger is appalling. That no matter one’s circumstances, they should not go hungry. But a person who has starved ''knows'' it. Their ideals may seem alike, but those two perspectives are ''not'' the same."''

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->''"There ->'''Ben:''' There is a…philosophy, in Mandalore; As flowers are grown by rain, so is the soul grown by war. From suffering comes compassion, from cruelty; mercy, from violence; peace. We are not born when we come into this world. We are born when we learn who we are, and we can only learn by being tested. Adversity is the crucible, honor is the way, and enlightenment the reward.\\
'''Mace:''' That's-- ''[shakes his head at how much he finds wrong with that philosophy]''\\
'''Ben:''' Not the Jedi way? No. But it is not ''wrong''. There
is much we learn through introspection and self-awareness, through quiet and internal reflection. But there is much more you learn in the face of wrath and pain and destruction. Things that can not be learned in peace. Things you can only learn about yourself when you are forced to face the trial of them. ''({{beat}})'' A them.
-->-- ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm''

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person who has never missed a meal a day in their life may ''believe'' that hunger is appalling. That no matter one’s circumstances, they should not go hungry. But a person who has starved ''knows'' it. Their ideals may seem alike, but those two perspectives are ''not'' the same."''

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