“Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display… — Jacqueline Whitmore Copy Share Image
Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
“Character is the measure of our freedom from the tyranny of our instincts. It is the space we create between our urges… — Valson Thampu Copy Share Image
Sometimes outer beauty, no matter how abundant, cannot mask the ugliness you try to hide inside. Get to know someone before you… — Ash Sweeney Copy Share Image
But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and… — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
I had been struggling with how to create a child-like protagonist's voice without making it sound as though I was 'dumbing down'… — An Na Copy Share Image
Oviya' as a story is intriguing and exciting to work for. The character I play as part of the show, even if… — Manobala 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
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
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
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
The moral peril to humanity of thoughtlessly accepting these conveniences [of materialism] (with their inherent disadvantages) as constituting a philosophy of life… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I always talk about if you want to be an artist, you have to be authentic because people can tell bullshit a… — Janina Gavankar Copy Share Image
We recognize that our progress as a species does not have to be defined in terms of wealth or material and physical… — Wes Jackson Copy Share Image
It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with… — Jean Webster Copy Share Image
While massive datasets may feel very abstract, they are intricately linked to physical place and human culture. And places, like people, have… — Kate Crawford Copy Share Image
For big Hollywood movies, I'm on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
My character in 'Ivan Thanthiran' is in stark contrast to my role in 'U Turn.' Here, I play Asha, a hard working… — Shraddha Srinath Copy Share Image
In Shoojit's films, there is no hero and villain. Every character has its own space and there is a social message in… — Angad Bedi Copy Share Image
The biggest similarity between me and my character is that we've both played clubs for 20 years. In real life, the clubs… — Vonda Shepard Copy Share Image
Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down… — Eli Wallach Copy Share Image
I have never had more fun in my life playing a character than I've had playing Michael Langdon. He's so delicious. He's… — Cody Fern Copy Share Image
Why am I always at war with myself? Why have I told, as if upon compulsion, what I knew all along I… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Of all the virtues necessary to the completion of the perfect man, there is none to be more delicately implied and less… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I'm quite amused by the attempt to excuse not trying harder, by claiming that perfect is not possible; it may not be,… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
Personal prudence, even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations, surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Having plastic surgery is pathetic. You don't look any younger; you look well for a bit until it starts going again, but… — Judy Parfitt Copy Share Image
No author can create a character out of nothing. He must have a model to give him a starting point; but then… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts… — Rufus Sewell Copy Share Image
I feel blessed that I am able to play really dark guys in a business where they usually want you to play… — Ron Eldard Copy Share Image
Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them in order that the… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of… — Confucius Copy Share Image
That was real disrespectful and stupid. But it ain't really catch me off guard. I mean, when you see certain things in… — Styles P Copy Share Image
Most actors work on a scene, I try to find out who the character is. So when a scene or a moment… — Shefali Shah Copy Share Image
I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of… — Suzanne Vega Copy Share Image
I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
I thought it would be fun to take the kind of character that nobody would like, none of our readers would like,… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
My aim was always to come back and prove myself because that is the type of character I am. Whether I get… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
I do feel fortunate in that I am probably allowed more often to be a character actor then most actors are allowed… — John Travolta 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. 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/quotes/i/2e5/alexander-hamilton-619_administration_that-this-gentleman-president-john-adams_1363825.jpg)
![“The moral peril to humanity of thoughtlessly accepting these conveniences [of materialism] (with their inherent disadvantages) as constituting a philosophy of life is now becoming apparent. For the implications of this disruptive materialism... are that human beings are nothing but bodies…” quote by Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/aldous-huxley-97_accepting_the-moral-peril-to-humanity-of-thoughtle_1947032.jpg)
![“That was real disrespectful and stupid. But it ain't really catch me off guard. I mean, when you see certain things in a person's character [like J-Hood], you don't get really get caught off by guard by certain actions.” quote by Styles P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/styles-p-11069_action_that-was-real-disrespectful-and-stupid-b_1352430.jpg)
