Life, whether in this world or any other, is the sum of our attainment, our experience, our character. The conditions are secondary.… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light… — Georges Bataille Copy Share Image
Mr Peabody is a very smart character, a genius, so accomplished in many ways. And yet he's decided that he needed to… — Rob Minkoff Copy Share Image
If you saw me as a father who wants to raise his daughter in 'Aan Devadhai,' my character in 'Vada Chennai' is… — Samuthirakani Copy Share Image
I've been a character actress right from the beginning. I was no more like 'Cinderella' in my real life than I was… — Lesley Ann Warren Copy Share Image
“Three virtues are required if we are to be true leaders: the virtue of cutting off, the virtue of loving, and the… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Perhaps teenagers don't interest me as much as children do since I still feel (even at 58) to be a fairly adolescent… — Scott Bradfield Copy Share Image
When you play the same character for a long time, you have a shorthand. You get onto the set, you put on… — Lisa Edelstein Copy Share Image
I was debating whether to do Legally Blonde, and I saw this interview with Gloria Steinem about how important Goldie Hawn's role… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
I can't judge the characters I play, because it's for the audience to do. What I can try to do is to… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
To be honest, for me, if I really believe in a story and in a character, and I want to tell something,… — Shira Haas Copy Share Image
“Character isn’t something that magically appears simply by virtue of having a birthday and a describable physical identity; it is something that… — Billy Marshall-Stoneking Copy Share Image
is grey, and I like that about all the characters, the killer, the driver... the movie has a very unlikely Hollywood ending,… — George Tillman, Jr Copy Share Image
“The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest-Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Antiphon, as another man gets pleasure from a good horse, or a dog, or a bird, I get even more pleasure from… — Socrates Copy Share Image
For the audience, actors carry out specific roles of men and women through the character that they play out on screen. The… — Farah Khan Copy Share Image
I received a phone call; my agent got a phone call from Ryan Murphy saying he wanted to talk to me... And… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
Newman cast a despairing glance at his small store of fuel, but, not having the courage to say no-a word which in… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me,… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“Interpreting De Waal in religious terms, I would argue that morality does not amount to a codified set of behaviour dictated by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My characters are always people who are a bit delusional about how great they are. Like they're losing their minds, but they're… — Megan Stalter Copy Share Image
For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package. You have to look at the whole thing,… — Gong Li Copy Share Image
Every test successfully met is rewarded by some growth in intuitive knowledge, strengthening of character, or initiation into a higher consciousness. — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes great power brings out the worst in us, and unfortunately, it isn't until people are given it that we see the… — Barbara Kloss Copy Share Image
Every moral teacher or spiritual adviser gives injunctions about how to live wisely and well. But life is so complicated and full… — Ian Hacking Copy Share Image
There are certain early plays of mine that I really don't like, but I can't imagine going back and fixing them. I… — Annie Baker Copy Share Image
Facebook and Twitter and these other social sites bring every, I mean, 140 characters. I mean, I'm on Twitter and I have… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Character Wants Room; Must Not Be Crowded On By Persons, Nor Be Judged From Glimpses Got In The Press Of Affairs, Or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sometimes, idealistic people are put off the whole business of networking as something tainted by flattery and the pursuit of selfish advantage.… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
When you idolize someone,emulate his example in your behaviour,action & character.This will reflect your commitment for high moral value. — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
You know, a lot of those angry sort of Southern man characters that I've been doing are based on different people I… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when… — Hakeem Olajuwon Copy Share Image
I love to work this way - I love the time of preparation. If you feed yourself with all the information and… — Marion Cotillard Copy Share Image
A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Characters aren't a fling. They aren't a one-night stand. Getting to know them takes time and hard work. It takes excessive free… — Margaret Foley Copy Share Image
If you try to give people knowledge, and you haven't trained them in character, based on faith, they will become intellectual reprobates. — Doug Phillips Copy Share Image
I populated 'The Bourne Identity' with real characters from American history, specifically characters from the Iran-Contra affair, which my father ran the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
A script narration is like watching a film, and I react to it like an audience with my own instinct. After that,… — Deepika Padukone Copy Share Image
I do feel privileged to play Elektra, because definitely she is a strong female character. She's a strong character. It would be… — Elodie Yung Copy Share Image
