Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world. [Ger., Es bildet ein talent sich in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight… — Will Arnett Copy Share Image
A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
I might revisit - I like the idea of doing something else with [Hunt for the Wilderpeople characters]. But also I get… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I think every villain basically thinks that he or she is doing something to make his world, or the world in general,… — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
We now know that anything which is economically right is also morally right. There can be no conflict between good economics and… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
It’s a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
You can have a great character in a really bad script, and the film will never be seen. It's just too much… — Devin Ratray Copy Share Image
Whoever considers morality the main objective of human existence, seems to me like a person who defines the purpose of a clock… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
I grew up when one of America's greatest black playwrights, August Wilson, was writing about life in Pittsburgh, but I never saw… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
That this gentleman [President John Adams] ought not to be the object of the federal wish, is, with me, reduced to demonstration.… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Great control and great discipline are necessary when you reach your own editing stage of the book, but in the early stages… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle… — Adam Rayner Copy Share Image
With 'Smoke Signals,' the character was so much like me growing up. I lost my parents, and I wish I'd had an… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
My character is different from all of the Elves you've met before, in that she's really young. And I keep telling journalists… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I should be able to express moral views on social issues - especially those that have been the underpinning of Western civilization… — Kirk Cameron Copy Share Image
Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for… — Laozi Copy Share Image
I think I used Christine, who is my stage character, as an excuse to finally be myself, as if I needed to… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
It's challenging to play a real-life character because you know that it existed in the history and you have certain parameters to… — Sonu Sood Copy Share Image
I have adapted the whole book [Candid] into tweets of 140 characters, and these are being sent out daily, at the rate… — Mark Ravenhill Copy Share Image
Nothing about character is hereditary. Everyone, regardless of social background, financial status, race, or sex, enters the world with an equal opportunity… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
“that in the midst of murders and civil wars, our republic became stronger [and] its citizens infused with virtues.… A little bit… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“The highest virtue lies in self-learning or self-taught education. For it is the path that all the greatest men or those who… — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
Nothing affects the heart like that which is purely from itself, and of its own nature; such as the beauty of sentiments,… — Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Copy Share Image
Your mind has a way of putting limitations on your goals. When you persevere, you develop character. Nobody knows their ceiling. — Paul Molitor Copy Share Image
Among many parallels which men of imagination have drawn between the natural and moral state of the world, it has been observed… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is a moral issue how we are going to treat workers. On these issues, these are moral issues, principled issues, where… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
Colin Morgan gives a stunning performance in Parked; he plays Merlin in the BBC TV show and he says the two characters… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
The best writers are gravitating to that world. What's rewarding also is this: you have a two hour movie, you can't really… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed being Peppy Miller. She was an amazing character and her energy followed me everywhere. When I talk about her… — Berenice Bejo Copy Share Image
'The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears' is very much about America - it just happens to have African and Ethiopian characters, and… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
That's a discovery process. That's the terrifying and wonderful part about getting picked up to series. You get to develop the stories… — Chuck Lorre Copy Share Image
This will sound funny coming out of my mouth, but I like to play characters that have an intelligence. It doesn't matter… — Jon Hamm Copy Share Image
A society whose moral ideas, inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral. In any… — Randy Wayne White Copy Share Image
I think every time there's a show like 'Modern Family' or 'Will & Grace' that portray gay and lesbian characters and is… — Steven Levitan Copy Share Image
You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you can forget it. But I also read… — Liam Cunningham Copy Share Image
The image by Barry Blitt of Barack Obama and Michelle in the White House with him dressed as a terrorist, her dressed… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
Every single job is a challenge. You are walking into a new set, a new character, creating a world and trying to… — Felicia Day Copy Share Image
I realized that if what we call human nature can be changed, then absolutely anything is possible. From that moment my life… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
That character called 'Robin Wright' in the movie called 'The Congress' has nothing to do with me... I've never felt that way… — Robin Wright Copy Share Image
![“Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world. [Ger., Es bildet ein talent sich in der Stille, Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.]” quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/15b/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-36_character_talent-is-nurtured-in-solitude-character_1714634.jpg)
![“I might revisit - I like the idea of doing something else with [Hunt for the Wilderpeople characters]. But also I get bored of doing the same thing again. I just get bored.” quote by Taika Waititi](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/143/taika-waititi-3300_bored_i-might-revisit-i-like-the-idea-of-doing_1812858.jpg)
![“That this gentleman [President John Adams] ought not to be the object of the federal wish, is, with me, reduced to demonstration. His administration has already very materially disgraced and sunk the government. There are defects in his character which must inevitably continue to do this more and…” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/2e5/alexander-hamilton-619_administration_that-this-gentleman-president-john-adams_1363825.jpg)
![“I have adapted the whole book [Candid] into tweets of 140 characters, and these are being sent out daily, at the rate of eight tweets per day .” quote by Mark Ravenhill](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/77b/mark-ravenhill-28127_140-character_i-have-adapted-the-whole-book-candid-int_1119776.jpg)
![“that in the midst of murders and civil wars, our republic became stronger [and] its citizens infused with virtues.… A little bit of agitation gives resources to souls and what makes the species prosper isn’t peace, but freedom.” quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/515/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_character_that-in-the-midst-of-murders-and-civil-w_1690483.png)
