In proportion as a man is selfish, so far has he receded from the motive which constitutes virtue. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
“I have an acute sense of delicacy. Naturally I am prejudiced in favour of virtue. ("The Accursed Cordonnier")” — Bernard Capes Copy Share Image
Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A farce is that in poetry which grotesque (caricature) is in painting. The persons and actions of a farce are all unnatural,… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor… — Lucy Larcom Copy Share Image
We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't,… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
“Yet the same gradual decay to which, after a certain age, all the language of psychology seems liable, has been at work… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Hey, I'm going to Super Dog for a quick bite and to pass along a message from a dead guy to his… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody says to Coetzee or Dostoyevsky or Kafka, "Your characters aren't likeable." It's not about your character winning a… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
“True virtue is knowing the self not by intellectual knowledge but by pure silence.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
I love when you take bizarre, non-human things and somehow make them human or accessible. I think that's why I like the… — Kevin Munroe Copy Share Image
“A society whose moral ideas inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral.” — Randy Wayne White Copy Share Image
The only thing that makes me put down a book is if the characters are boring, or the situations aren't fraught with… — Michael Boatman Copy Share Image
Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of… — Aaron Rodgers Copy Share Image
The idea I pursue is the one that keeps coming back to me. The characters I think about as I'm falling asleep… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman for anything, I don't want to do anything crazy… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
Most of the ethical dilemmas that I have faced have all been in the category of, you know, I know something and… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
If you're entering a room for the first time, do it the way you would in life - look around; see how… — Charles Nelson Reilly Copy Share Image
When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own; and this is especially… — Joseph P. Farrell Copy Share Image
Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
“People can steal your skills and your knowledge, but they won't be able to steal your mindset and character. The investment in… — Norbertus Krisnu Prabowo Copy Share Image
Judged by the stark, sure-footed portrait in Hard Time, Brian Azzarello and Richard Corben clearly have John Constantine down, cold and to… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
The casting director on the movie made me aware of her. She told me what to watch Starter For Ten, which I… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I very comprehensively studied Irving Thalberg and his biographies. He's who [Scott] Fitzgerald roughly modeled the character after. He worked for him,… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
