Character Quotes · Page 439

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The tragedy of virtue is that the more obvious, boring, unoriginal, and sermonizing the proverb, the harder it is to implement.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“I remember arguing that moral greatness had little meaning without action to effect the moral end.”

— Geraldine Brooks

In any character I ever play, whether she's good or bad or whatever, my most important thing is heart.

— Laura Prepon

Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character.

— Mike Nichols

You never really know the person you were dating's true colors until you get married or break up.

— Anonymous

I am very proud to be a part of '3 Idiots,' and happy that the character has worked in a big way.

— Boman Irani

Modesty is virtue which enhances charm of ones personality & get up.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

My wife, Melissa, and I, together with our neighbors, try to create experiences for our kids that build character. We want our…

— Ben Sasse

As you get older, as a father, you hope your kids can make that kind of impression on somebody who will say,…

— Dwane Casey

“At that moment I saw my duty. ‘I will assist.’ I exclaimed, ‘this good divine in his struggle to uphold those domestic…

— Robert Nathan

A friend of mine kind of revealed to me that idea that there has been countless Supermen and Batman. But I'm the…

— Cress Williams

Third person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their misunderstandings and hear what they think about…

— Juliet Marillier

Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing.…

— Helen Mirren

“It’s easy to be kind to friends who return your smiles and happily lend a helping hand. But the true test of…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my…

— Calista Flockhart

Photography is the typical means of expression of a society founded on a civilization of technicians, conscious of the aims it has…

— Gisele Freund

So you see,' said Stepan Arkadyich, 'you're a very wholesome man. That is your virtue and your defect. You have a wholesome…

— Leo Tolstoy

I don't think it's my responsibility, but I definitely try to create my own projects that are Latin-based with a Latin crew…

— John Leguizamo

I became an actor to escape my own personality. Acting is the most therapeutic thing in the world. You see, through acting…

— George C. Scott

Hong Cha-young is the type who doesn't back down but breaks through fear and moves forward without hesitation. Her head-on,' break-through' attitude…

— Jeon Yeo-been

If there is a soul, what is it, and where did it come from, and where does it go? Can anyone who…

— Clarence Darrow

One of the things about having played a lot of villains is... I don't have the same experience of someone who maybe…

— David Harbour

The reconciliation is not based on the fact that one of the characters opens his eyes and says, "O brother! O sister!…

— Amos Oz

I can't remember the last time I played a bad guy, so that was kind of an appeal.

— Eugene Levy

'Leader' is a political drama. It's the story of a character who understands what the people want.

— Rana Daggubati

Where they couldn't pick holes in our arguments they would drive horses and carriages through my character.

— Julian Assange

There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.

— Vera Farmiga

“If you have influence on other people. Dont be influenced by their hate, money, jealousy, anger and popularity .”

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble.

— John Lubbock

I personally prefer being a blonde, but whatever it takes for the character.

— Peta Wilson

To me, Shakespeare uses the supernatural elements to reveal his character's inner desires and fears.

— John Foster

I always tend to like the characters that I play. I'm convinced that I am this person and I'm OK with whatever…

— Mark Wahlberg

Scars fade with time. And the ones that never go away, well, they build character, maturity, caution.

— Erin McCarthy

It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character.

— Roger Ebert

Every character is challenging because, at the end of the day, you have to make something out of it.

— Mahira Khan

I think you can say so much about a character in lots of subtle ways.

— Lynne Ramsay

An important species of pleasure, and therewith the source of morality, arises out of habit.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

If I love the character, then thats all that matters to me. It doesnt really matter what genre it is.

— Olivia Cooke

I think in many ways Johnny English is a more believable character.

— Rowan Atkinson