Character Quotes · Page 243

The really difficult moral issues arise, not from a confrontation of good and evil, but from a collision between two goods

— Irving Kristol

Sex is the point of contact between man and nature, where morality and good intentions fall to primitive urges.

— Camille Paglia

Science by itself has no moral dimension. But it does seek to establish truth. And upon this truth morality can be built.

— Anonymous

Virtue consists in avoiding vice, and is the highest wisdom. [Lat., Virtus est vitium fugere, et sapientia prima.]

— Horace

In many cases hate a person is rooted in the involuntary estimate of its virtues.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.

— Janet Evanovich

A man's moral worth is established only at the point where he is ready to give up his life in defense of…

— Henning von Tresckow

You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader.

— Nancy Kress

I'd never really been in a series, where you see a man at different points and perspectives in his life. Usually it's…

— Ciaran Hinds

“Christ-like virtues are a beacon of hope in the classroom, inspiring students to persevere through life's challenges with faith, resilience, and an…

— Norbertus Krisnu Prabowo

I've been deeply influenced by Aristotle's idea that virtue is a habit, something you practice and get better at, rather than something…

— Tim O'Reilly

It was a long hard bumpy road, but this great country kept me inspired with its beauty, character, and spirit, driving me…

— Stompin' Tom Connors

I steal things from people, characteristics, and I just stock them in my head like a library to use for characters in…

— Luke Mably

I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really…

— Bai Ling

I was generally pro-bat, except when I was trekking through the dark trying not to think about the dire fate of every…

— Rosemary Clement-Moore

No true Dharma Master behaves with rage, hate, ranting, self- importance. These are signs of mental instability, a character flaw. Never follow…

— Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

“If it were true love, he would never make you sacrifice your dignity to be with him. He would respect you and…

— Shannon L. Alder

When I was in Toronto shooting 'Hemlock Grove,' I'd spend a couple of hours in the makeup trailer every day because my…

— Madeline Brewer

I think of myself as being an ethical man, but I don't try to teach ethics. I have no message. I know…

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Burke was not a sentimentalist, however.43 “Leave a man to his passions,” he wrote, “and you leave a wild beast to a…

— Yuval Levin

If we are defined by reason and morality, then reason and morality must define our choices, even when animals are concerned. When…

— Matthew Scully

What comes to me always is a character, a scene, a moment. That's going to be the beginning. Then, as I write,…

— Lois Lowry

There's usually a sense of humor about all of it. It is what it is. I had two characters that were equally…

— Pablo Schreiber

The thing video games had to learn was to write, which is not to let people choose their own stuff, but actually…

— Alex Garland

When I'm [playing] a character, I can look at it and know it's not me and not be concerned with how it…

— Nick Jonas

I did this role in Life Goes On as an HIV positive character and so emotionally that was the most challenging.

— Chad Lowe

The so-called new morality is too often the old immorality condoned.

— Anonymous

“To say “Lord, Lord” and then disobey is the moral equivalent of a Judas kiss.”

— John F. MacArthur Jr

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.. :)

— Anonymous

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

Gene Wilder characters wanted to be calm, but to the great delight of audiences, they rarely succeeded.

— Gene Wilder

I don't want my title to define my character. I don't think, as a president, I will change.

— George Weah

One has very little influence upon one's children. Their characters are what they are and one can do nothing to change them.

— Andre Maurois

“One derives great moral strength from a cup of coffee," I said.”

— Chaim Potok

When I do a mask, I do try to put a lot of character and a lot of expression into the sculpt.

— Rick Baker

Pretty much anything William Shatner is in is great. He's great at playing that 'I'm the only one sane in the world'…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

It's very hard to connect with a character when you haven't gotten a sense of who they are.

— Jared Harris

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I like characters that do big things boldly and are driven by intensely personal feelings.

— Mark Pellegrino

It's also very important to make sure that the main character and the player are completely in synch.

— Sam Lake