It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
[ J. Edgar]Hoover, I'm sure, felt that he was right in everything he did and even the things that we don't like… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
“tapping into the Monomyth of the hero's journey which, to simplify the premise, says that there can be no true wisdom gained… — Rob Parnell Copy Share Image
In our generation there is no agreed-upon framework. All issues are up for grabs. Morality no longer has any broad-based theology upon… — F. LaGard Smith Copy Share Image
I was always asked to play roles where I was the contrasting or multicultural character. Sometimes that worked for me - often… — Katy Jurado Copy Share Image
It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living. — Socrates Copy Share Image
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age? — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
The rise of capitalist practice and morality brought with it a radical revision of how the commons are treated, and also of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Robert Jackall’s book [ Moral Mazes ] impressed on me that corporate dress serves a far more important function than mere body… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once… — Lana Parrilla Copy Share Image
The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre… — James Buckham Kennedy Copy Share Image
Acting didn't solve much! If it did, I would have ended up much less crazy than I am today, but I'm not.… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
When you're actually feeling a character and you're going through the real emotions, and you're not fake acting, that energy stays with… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
So what do they do? They start writing articles in the New York Daily News. Boy, that's a paper that loves to… — Gary Null Copy Share Image
I'm always game for creating a new character, and I liked the idea of putting something new into the 'Halo' universe. — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
It's usually easier for me to begin writing in a character's voice if that person is different from me in some significant… — Nell Freudenberger Copy Share Image
We are on strike against martyrdom—and against the moral code that demands it. We are on strike against those who believe that… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
My only real daydreamy casting over the years has been Natalie Portman for Denna. She's an amazing actress, and Denna is going… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
You do a movie, depending on the character, there's some degree of makeup involved, especially when you're playing a vampire and you're… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
I threw my whole life and lived my life in a certain way to make sure that I would never violate any… — Kenneth Lay Copy Share Image
Man demands truth and fulfills this demand in moral intercourse with other men; this is the basis of all social life. One… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image