Character Quotes · Page 372

Nothing can be more puritanical in application than the virtues.

— Muriel Spark

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how we are to be worthy of happiness

— Immanuel Kant

Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking.

— Tom Hardy

“Do morals matter, if our alternative is a grim and hopeless end?”

— wildbow

He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.

— William Gilbert

I am trained in theatre, and so I take time to study and get into the skin of a character.

— Sarita Choudhury

Ed Miliband looks like a character from Sesame Street. I just think he's terrible. When he says something, I just switch off.

— Joanna Page

All characters are based on elements of a writer's personal experience.

— Robert Holdstock

The protagonist in 'Deacon Blues' is a triple-L loser - an L-L-L Loser. It's not so much about a guy who achieves…

— Walter Becker

Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in…

— Taryn Manning

The moral duty of man consists of imitatingthe moral goodness and beneficence of God,manifested in the creation, toward all His creatures.

— Thomas Paine

I hope to do multiple characters throughout my life that are separate from me. I think it's a cop-out if you play…

— Kat Graham

It is observed in the course of worldly things, that men's fortunes are oftener made by their tongues than by their virtues;…

— Walter Raleigh

A lot of writers will take a character at the beginning of a story. And that character will stay the same all…

— Adrian Lester

For my character, I mostly shot in the jungles and also did stunts and fight sequences on the harness. At the end…

— Krystle D'Souza

The only real revolution is in the enlightenment of the mind and the improvement of character, the only real emancipation is individual,…

— Will Durant

“There’s little in the way of common ground between us and other animals. Think about dolphins. Cute, cuddly, friendly dolphins. Everyone loves…

— Peter Cawdron

One thing about our show that wasn't even in my awareness, but was brought to my attention by other people, is that…

— Steve Zissis

There's this thing in TV that I find hysterical where the writers and creators will ask us if you want to know…

— Carrie Coon

Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way…

— Wong Kar-wai

“The villain would lead with a taunt or insult. Next would come a series of revelations designed to feelings of shock and…

— John David Anderson

If you look at that incredible burst of fantastic characters that emerged in the late 19th century/early 20th century, you can see…

— Alan Moore

Comedy is immediate. Comedy is a solo mission. You're all by yourself, up there. And when you're in a film, on a…

— Dane Cook

For the first and only time, I was more worried about getting hurt by the crowd than by the guy I was…

— Jack Dempsey

Our productivity in the kingdom of God is directly related to our character and our Christ-likeness.

— Paul Washer

We must have life building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas.

— Swami Vivekananda

Science is fundamentally a moral enterprise, following the moral imperative to seek the truth.

— George Lakoff

“...in the absence of will power, the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.”

— Aleister Crowley

You and I are characters in God's Story, handmade by Him. Every character serves a purpose.

— Randy Alcorn

When you borrow on your character, it is your character that you leave in pawn.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Satan mostly employs comparatively moral instruments and the language of ethics to give his aims an air of respectability.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Playing weird and quirky characters, like those with weird nuances, I find very interesting.

— Bel Powley

Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers. -Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift

— Tamora Pierce

A good character when established should not be rested in as an end, but only employed as a means of doing still…

— Francis Atterbury

Sketches have characters, exits, entrances and are vastly different.

— David Cross

One goal of ethical inquiry might be to uncover strategies available for use when values conflict or when rules are incomplete.

— Philip Kitcher

Everything on 'Broad City' that my character has drawn is my stuff from years and years ago.

— Abbi Jacobson

A mans morality depends on how he treats his wife, children and friends, and how he lives his life.

— Anonymous

The advantage of literature over life is that its characters are clearly defined, and act consistently.

— Jerome K. Jerome

Characters make their own plot. The dimensions of the characters determine the action of the novel.

— Harper Lee