There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
As most characters are that I play, there's a lot of me in it, anyway. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I think an actor can actually gather moments, memories and emotions for his next character. So, it's a constant work. — Gaspard Ulliel Copy Share Image
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
My hope of the future lies in the youths of character, intelligent, renouncing all for the service of others, and obedient -… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
I love playing darker roles, or roles with meat. I feel very comfortable in that environment. I don't know why. I don't… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And… — Ron Perlman Copy Share Image
“the term ethics is often used interchangeably with the word morality. That the two have become virtual synonyms is a sign of… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
As voiceover artistes, we don't transcribe; we translate. One has to communicate what the character is feeling, and introduce humour where needed… — Rajesh Khattar Copy Share Image
I have quite a rich inner life, and I'm constantly looking for a way to express that. I haven't found it yet… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
It is not the organs-that is, the character and form of the animal's bodily parts-that have given rise to its habits and… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Copy Share Image
If you want to know who God is, look at Jesus. If you want to know what it means to be human,… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
As writers and readers, we're drawn to conflict. It's that ancient theory of plot that's written on the whiteboard during every fiction… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
For the lost are lost by nature, all your ideas of moral regeneration will make no difference, there is AN INNATE DETERMINISM,… — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
Wrestling used to be interesting. There was a bit of sham involved, of course, but there was some real wrestling involved. They're… — Shane MacGowan Copy Share Image
“He found it impossible to believe that a world so full of evil was the work of an Author combining infinite power… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's not a passive entertainment.… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
What is the importance of human lives? Is it their continuing alive for so many years like animals in a menagerie? The… — John Cowper Powys Copy Share Image