If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now,… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
It is a depressing fact that Americans tend to confuse morality and art (to the detriment of both) and that, among the… — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
Many in Hollywood viewed the public persona of the young Debbie Reynolds as demure and vulnerable to be a complete facade. Pianist… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Playing tricky poker doesn't have to mean making bizarre moves or playing way out of character. Rather, it's simply about taking advantage… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is… — Jane Porter Copy Share Image
“(Kindness) is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
Growing up, I really looked up to the classic Hollywood actors like Spencer Tracy, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Falk. I love character… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
It sounds schmaltzy to say, but fiction is much more to do with love than people admit or acknowledge. The novelist has… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral… — William James Copy Share Image
Delving deeper into character's motivations one thing I always find helpful is to imagine the person as a child, imagine them at… — Luke Kirby Copy Share Image
When I originally sold X-Men it was because I knew there was 40 years of stories. That was the point! Not only… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I like complex characters. I've been very, very lucky to portray, in these past three years, characters that are strong and fragile… — Moran Atias Copy Share Image
There has been abroad many times some criticism of our Government, of our people, and our ways, but that has demonstrated, I… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
My character in 'Running With Scissors' is manic-depressive. She starts out as a wonderfully eccentric person, and then descends into a terrible… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
It’s always about, somehow, finding a part of myself that is relevant, and then turning the volume up on that particular part.… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I think just having a genuine curiosity and not really playing a character when you're with someone intimately is really important. — John Wilson Copy Share Image
The villains are all parts of me. For years I've been wondering what it would be like if all those negative elements… — Hayao Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Suffering breeds character. Character breeds faith. And in the end, faith will not disappoint. Faith, hope, and dreams will prevail... Our time… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Seriously, a thirty-something woman shouldn't be daydreaming about a fictional character in a two-hundred-year-old world to the point where it interfered with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My best life lessons and education didn't come from a classroom - they've come from the wild. How you act in the… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
I named my sons Brandon and Dylan after the Beverly Hills 90210 characters. Both of them were born in my bathroom. I… — Pamela Anderson Copy Share Image
Well, you know, I don't think anyone who writes a television series has a master plan from the beginning, and knows all… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
Over the whole, a young lady presided, whose gloomy haughtiness as she surveyed the street, announced a deep-seated grievance against society, and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Sometimes people will approach me on the street and ask me very personal questions about my dating life. Fans talk to me… — Lili Reinhart Copy Share Image
“Stern endorses Pascal’s maxim “To understand is to forgive.” In fact, one of the most exciting opportunities in being a writer, he… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
My attitudes aren't directed toward characters at all. I don't feel sympathetic toward some characters, unsympathetic toward others. I don't love some… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
All people are paradoxical. No one is easily reducible, so I like characters who have contradictory impulses or shades of ambiguity. It's… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Who, under pressing temptations to lie, adheres to truth, nor to the profane betrays aught of a sacred trust, is near the… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The habits of feeling, action and judgment that comprise good character depend on personal self-discipline and powerful aspiration to become a good… — Edwin J Delattre Copy Share Image
Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I don't know that I feel comfortable playing a villain; as a matter of fact I probably don't feel comfortable, which is… — Jeffrey Dean Morgan Copy Share Image
I have zero idea of what my involvement with 'The Lying Game' is going to be. I'm a character that may or… — Tyler Christopher Copy Share Image
Do I want a character who just has the best motives and the best intentions, zero flaws, and is doing things for… — Sam Esmail Copy Share Image
The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities. — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just… — Gisele Bundchen Copy Share Image
