Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I got an email from Nick [Kroll] that he and John [Mulaney] were looking to put on the stage show with two… — Alex Timbers Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask, "What do you pull on in your own life from your character?" In all honesty, it's not… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
You have a certain objectivity, as a member of the audience, and you can come away maybe being provoked into a certain… — Colin Farrell Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in playing truth and not doing things for effect. It's not about whether you look pretty or glamorous.… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
For the multiculturist/diversity crowd, culture, ideas, customs, arts and skills are a matter of racial membership where one has no more control… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
In 1987, I had my first opportunity to provide 'advice and consent' on a Supreme Court nominee. At that time, I stated… — John McCain Copy Share Image
I think it's impossible to get any movie made, let alone a character story. Even with big stars, which we had, there… — Sacha Gervasi Copy Share Image
In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a breakdown, or a… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion—but I would argue that… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
I opened with Edward Kienholz's The Beanery, and that's such a controversial piece that I think that brought people right away. It… — Virginia Dwan Copy Share Image
Whatever job I had, I was always writing like crazy. All I ever liked about offices was being able to type up… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
We must act now and wake up to our moral obligations. The poor and vulnerable are members of God's family and are… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
[John Musker] got me reading the mythology and we very early on we worked up a basic storyline centered around the character… — Ron Clements Copy Share Image
No [movie is really worth watching] which does not either impart valuable knowledge; or set before us some ideal of beauty, strength,… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
There are a lot of female characters out there that, when they fall on hard times, they sort of stew in their… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
My main disappointment was always that a book had to end. And then what? But I don't think I was ever disappointed… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
If you string together a set of speeches expressive of character, and well finished in point and diction and thought, you will… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Odd people do good things. There are good and bad in all people and that’s why it’s worth appealing to the good… — Rufus Sewell Copy Share Image
“All slander, and most gossip, are cancerous to truth - not just because of the way they spread - but because of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The hypothesis I wish to advance is thatthe language of morality is ingrave disorder… What we possess, if this is true, are… — Alasdair MacIntyre Copy Share Image
I meet a lot of characters in the islands, people who're running -- who're happier on a fishing boat than they are… — Kenny Chesney Copy Share Image
She will look at you as women look at men, and she will judge you as a woman judge men...not on the… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I've heard people tell me there's never been a gay character like Agron on TV before, and some fans have even thanked… — Dan Feuerriegel Copy Share Image
No value is higher than self-esteem, but you've invested it in counterfeit securities-and now your morality has caught you in a trap… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Morality, in and of itself, is a damning thing. Self-righteousness is a damning thing. You'd be better off to be immoral and… — John Macarthur Copy Share Image
In life we only try to produce, to win, and enjoy the more we can; in science, to discoverand invent the more… — African Spir Copy Share Image
And if I was going to go there – the only person you can really compare Batman to, of those characters, would… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
To preach the gospel is to show people their need for salvation against a backdrop of God's nature and the character of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you've seen 'Spirited Away', 'Spirited Away' is set in a very, very Japanese sensibility. And so, to Japanese audiences, when Sen… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I was never very good at math and science, to be honest, so it's fun to play a character that is so… — Sasha Alexander Copy Share Image
“Rendering moral judgements in retrospect can be hazardous. It is unfair to judge the past by the standards of the present. Yet… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
I think, in fact, there's a plus and a minus to knowing my prior work, Happiness and so forth. The plus is… — Todd Solondz Copy Share Image
Part of accepting a role is being interested in the character and part of it is being interested in the movie or… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
For the Humanist, . . . head and heart . . . must function together. . . . The constitution of the… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
There are certain things in 'Twilight'... As much as I'm proud of that movie and I do like it, I feel like… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
Maybe at the core of me, I'm a survivor, but I don't do it on purpose. Sometimes, in acting of course with… — Paula Patton Copy Share Image
The purpose of a short story is ... that the reader shall come away with the satisfactory feeling that a particular insight… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
To care for the quarrels of the past, to identify oneself passionately with a cause that became, politically speaking, a losing cause… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
“The thoughtless, the ignorant, and the indolent, seeing only the apparent effects of things and not the things themselves, talk of luck,… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
![“I got an email from Nick [Kroll] that he and John [Mulaney] were looking to put on the stage show with two of their characters from Kroll Show and could I help at all. And they were doing it [off-Broadway] at the Cherry Lane and they had been performing it at UCB, just sort of testing it out. I…” quote by Alex Timbers](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/e0b/alex-timbers-35344_bits_i-got-an-email-from-nick-kroll-that-he-a_1269575.jpg)
![“[John Musker] got me reading the mythology and we very early on we worked up a basic storyline centered around the character of Maui. He just seemed like a great character to kind of build a movie around. He's this mythic demi-god, bigger than life character. He pulled up islands with his magical…” quote by Ron Clements](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/38b/ron-clements-54148_bigger_john-musker-got-me-reading-the-mythology_145840.jpg)
![“No [movie is really worth watching] which does not either impart valuable knowledge; or set before us some ideal of beauty, strength, or nobility of character. There are enough [great movies] to occupy us during all our short and busy years. If we are wise, we will resolutely avoid all but the…” quote by J.R. Miller](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/1ef/j-r-miller-14614_beauty_no-movie-is-really-worth-watching-which_1012761.jpg)
