The original of morals lies with the thought that 'the community is more valuable than the individual' (Menschliches 2.1.89 — John Carroll Copy Share Image
Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone; Character is what the angels say about you before the throne of… — William Hersey Davis Copy Share Image
Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't. — Seth MacFarlane Copy Share Image
Sometimes your characters in films do things that you wouldn't do. You're not playing yourself all the time. — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
Sometimes a villain is very quiet - it makes them more deadly, more intellectual. — Dave Filoni Copy Share Image
Talents are nurtured best in solitude, But character on life's tempestuous seas! — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
I read more and more and I came across this character, Caroline Weldon. Sometimes in history, you find these people that no… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
What I've always tried to find in my books are points at which the private lives of the characters, and also my… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
There is a minimum requirement of morality, of moral compass, of decency, of moral empathy. And if you are incapable of meeting… — Ana Navarro Copy Share Image
Shakespeare's plays often turn on the idea of fate, as much drama does. What makes them so tragic is the gap between… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
Every thing in human character goes to wreck, under the reign of procrastination, while prompt action gives to all things a corresponding… — William Alcott Copy Share Image
Actually, I identify with all my characters, good and bad. I have to do that in order to make them genuine. I… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The collection is a labor of love and devotion, and whenever I found free time from my journalism work, I'd work on… — Andrew Lam Copy Share Image
The noblest contribution which any man can make for the benefit of posterity, is that of character. The richest bequest which any… — Robert Charles Winthrop Copy Share Image
This is a wonderful world for women. The richness, the hope, the promise of life today, particularly for women, are exciting beyond… — Belle S. Spafford Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, we didn't have 'Will & Grace.' The one gay character was Monroe from 'Too Close For Comfort'… — Guillermo Diaz Copy Share Image
In 'Gravity,' nearly everything is a metaphor for the main character. The way I tend to approach a film is that character… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
To keep the readers interested, and coming back, and to keep coming up with new and exciting ways to present stories and… — Michael Uslan Copy Share Image
I first read Wendell Berry's short-story collections, "Fidelity" and then "Watch with Me." They just knocked my socks off. The characters and… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
You must learn to look at people who are angry with you straight in the eye without getting angry back. When children… — Roy Masters Copy Share Image
Ah! how much a mother learns from her child! The constant protection of a helpless being forces us to so strict an… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
“When you etch your moral code in stone, you have no room for editing. You leave open the possibility that, as our… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
