“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author,… — Mischa Temaul Copy Share Image
I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives.… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Tolkien was such a brilliant writer in so many ways. He was truly an inspiration. Many people don't realize just how much… — Raymond Buckland Copy Share Image
Since I hold no judgments against my characters, no matter how heinous they might seem, I present them as real people with… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I got a call from a mutual friend of ours, Charles King, who's also the executive producer. [Steven Caple Jr and I]… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
“Morality means sacrificing your personal interest for the interest of the group and being immoral means keeping the interest of the self… — Awdhesh Singh Copy Share Image
I guess I cringe, because sometimes I don't even watch my live performances back. When I edit, it's this feeling of seeing… — Kalup Linzy Copy Share Image
Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, words and thoughts: daily forgiveness, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of… — John Ross Macduff Copy Share Image
The test of friendship is its fidelity when every charm of fortune and environment has been spent away, and the bare, undraped… — Hamilton Wright Mabie Copy Share Image
I'll generally write out every scene that's in the film on a couple of pieces of paper, just with a little one-line.… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't want to know the beginning and end to your character's arc. It makes it more fun. You're… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
“Men are not gentle and graceful beings solely oriented towards good. They are physical, coarse, contradictory, stretched between desires and temptations. In… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
Alejandro Amenabar is a different kind of director than I lot of the directors I've asked for. He really asks you to… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
If you thought you were trying to find out more about it because you're gonna get an answer to some deep philosophical… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Not long ago I learned from a certain person in considerable detail about the worthlessness of your character. All the same, it… — Osamu Dazai Copy Share Image
Characters simply come and find me. They sit down, I offer them a coffee. They tell me their story and then they… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
Displacement of any part of the skeletal frame may press against nerves, which are the channels of communication, intensifying or decreasing their… — Daniel D. Palmer Copy Share Image
I think modeling is interesting, it's obviously nice to take on a character and go through the process. I'm very lucky that… — Alexa Chung Copy Share Image
Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny… An attempt to scrutinize men's thoughts and punish… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
I feel like the world is dominated by such a small group of human beings. There are so many different kinds of… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
I was the biggest Harry Potter fan. I read all the books. Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like… — Rupert Grint Copy Share Image
“A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, and fails to… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
I can't single out one of my books or characters as a favorite. In the same way that I don't have a… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
I play a character called Lieutenant Delcourt who, in the original comics, pops up from time to time to rescue Tintin. I… — Tony Curran Copy Share Image
Every place is given its character by certain patterns of events that keep on happening there. These patterns of events are locked… — Christopher Alexander Copy Share Image
I liked watching Rossi, his style, his colours and everything. He was someone I looked up to and until now he is… — Lando Norris Copy Share Image
“The thing about you, her mother used to say, is that you never act out of character. You have no originality. But… — Adam Thirlwell Copy Share Image
The National Book Festival is a great way for families and friends to share the creative works of some of America's most-loved… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
“To that point, he had always found the vicomtesse overflowing with friendly politeness, that sweet-flowing grace conferred by an aristocratic education, and… — Honoré de Balzac Copy Share Image
The ethical rule is from Samuel Johnson who believed that maintenance of easily removable ignorance by a responsible office holder was treacherous… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I think what people don't realize is the transition from NXT to the main roster is a big jump. It's getting a… — Charlotte Flair Copy Share Image
There's a rule in acting called, 'Don't play the result.' If you have a character who's going to end up in a… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“For Heaven's sake, Cousin, resumed Arabella, laughing, how have you spent your Time; and to what Studies have you devoted all your… — Charlotte Lennox Copy Share Image
“He has one code of morals for himself, and quite another for his children. He requires his children to deal justly—and gently—with… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
As the years have gone on and you start to know your character better than some of the writers and directors do,… — Deborah Ann Woll Copy Share Image
There's a morality... I think there's a moral compass but whether that comes from religion or just from being a good person,… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
I wrote the show West Wing for the two years before and the two years after 9/11. Suddenly everyone in the world… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
Well, but you affirm that virtue is only elicited by temptation; - and you think that a woman cannot be too little… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading… — Jason Sudeikis Copy Share Image
“Nothing good was withheld from me, even moral guidance was provided as my uncle read to me nightly out of a King… — Sara Niles Copy Share Image
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