I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
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My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
At the root of the assault on our liberties is, in fact, an assault on our character--an assault that assumes that we… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
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We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
To choose the ideal voice for a character is to give a character an ardent and vivid life, to allow him or… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Moral laws are set as a curb and restraint to these exorbitant desires, which they cannot be but by rewards and punishments,… — John Locke Copy Share Image
I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell… — Tammy Blanchard Copy Share Image
My look in the song 'Character Deela Hai in Ready,' starring Salman Khan and Asin, has come in for praise. I've signed… — Zareen Khan Copy Share Image
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
My character on 'Orange is the New Black' is not one that requires being absolutely shredded with 5% body fat. But I… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
“Consider, that no jewel upon earth is comparable to a woman of virtue and honor; and, that the honor of the sex… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters' moral flaws. They apply to these… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
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'Iron Man' was this fun, poppy thing bound to make a zillion dollars. And we were the other side of a superhero… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
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It's sad, because he just doesn't have any ambition outside of loving his wife and his daughter — which should be enough… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
Speaking psycho-analytically, it may be laid down that any "great ideal" which people mention with awe is really an excuse for inflicting… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Separate religion from morality, and you have the true energy for evil within man, the terrible, cruel, devastating, and inhuman principle which… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
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When I sit down to talk to men's magazines, there's a certain character that I play. She's not fully fleshed out -… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
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