Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent… — Giacomo Casanova Copy Share Image
Characters more or less present themselves to me. I don't know their origins. I think if I did, if I seemed to… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Then I wanted the character to be feminine as opposed to effeminate. Because it's easy to be camp or queen. Anyone can… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
It's important for me, when looking at a role, to decide whether or not to take the journey of that character. Will… — Sheryl Lee Copy Share Image
The moral of human life is never simple, and the moral of a story which aims only at being true to human… — James Anthony Froude Copy Share Image
There's a whole language to movement and how you embody someone, and how you can use different techniques for different characters. I… — Mia Wasikowska Copy Share Image
Monuments may be builded to express the affection or pride of friends, or to display their wealth, but they are only valuable… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
The Funkasaurus character was great and it taught me about being humble, about the character, about not being concerned with what people… — Tyrus Copy Share Image
In essence, sin is all that is in opposition to God. Sin defies God; it violates His character, His law, and His… — Joel Beeke Copy Share Image
God Most High has said, "Is the reward of virtue aught save virtue?" . . . Know, O man, that the covenant… — Ibn Ata Allah Copy Share Image
The realisation that all things that society gives us is an illusion is the only way to free yourself from the tribe.… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
this last establishment will probably be within a mile of Charlottesville, and four from Monticello, if the system should be adopted at… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Broader and deeper we must write our annals, from an ethical reformation, from an influx of the ever new, ever sanative conscience,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Is yours an honest lament? ... Most are not, you know. Most self-imposed burdens are founded on misperceptions. We - at least… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“[...] like any human practices, those of religions are not exempt from ethical questioning. Rituals and rites in groups change behavior, sometimes… — Simon Blackburn Copy Share Image
“Women are mere "beauties" in men's culture so that culture can be kept male. When women in culture show character, they are… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
As Faulkner says, all of us have the capacity in us for great good and for great evil, for love but also… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The fundamentalists are insistent that they know best. It's a dictatorial attitude towards personal morality, which is a modern creation that came… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
It is important to bear in mind the now commonly accepted fact that in its primitive stages, religion had nothing to do… — James Henry Breasted Copy Share Image
I love doing stunts. I'm dedicated to stunts, in fact. I really find that that brings me even closer to a physical… — Connie Nielsen Copy Share Image
In writing the new films, I’ve come to realize that AVATAR’s world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated,… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
Spider-Man's probably my favorite. You see, Batman is a billionaire and there's nothing really cool about a billionaire saving the world. But… — Zac Efron Copy Share Image
To be able to let you know who someone is in just a couple of words, I'd have to pick the most… — Lisa Kudrow Copy Share Image
It requires strength of character in order to think and to act in opposite fashion from the crowd and also patience to… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
I think it's really great to be able to stick with a character for a long period of time. It's not like… — Christina Ricci Copy Share Image
Flawed characters... a ticking clock... morally questionable acts on all sides... moody, evocative art... oh yeah, this the stuff crime noir fans… — Christos Gage Copy Share Image
I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant.… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
It's one thing to not want an evil-sorcerer type villain in your story, but it's another thing to avoid having any sort… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Only a man of integrity can possess the virtue of honesty, since only the faking of one’s consciousness can permit the faking… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“One must get used to speaking of one’s virtues bravely, to people’s faces. Who is to know, if not we ourselves, to… — Venedikt Erofeev Copy Share Image
I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
There is a part of me that is desperately wanting to not necessarily be this cute, endearing, heart-on-his-sleeve type of character that… — Colin Hanks Copy Share Image
I think it's amusing to watch a naive, well-meaning character kind of undo more cynical characters - kind of like watching Laurel… — Stephen Hillenburg Copy Share Image
It's not the plot [of Valley of Violence] - the plot is the reason to get all these things to happen, all… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I kept bugging them about making it more upscale, because I felt Abby, through her cleverness and business sense, was a character… — Donna Mills Copy Share Image
A great and frequent error in our judgment of human nature is to suppose that those sentiments and feelings have no existence,… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
The good four. Honest with ourselves and with whatever is friend to us; courageous toward the enemy; generous toward the vanquished; polite-always… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, but the characters… — Kelly Macdonald Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate in that I'm what you call a utility player, in that I can take a scene, if there's five or… — Bob Bergen Copy Share Image
Walking into a show when I was 16, at that time when it was the No. 1 hit show, and replacing a… — Sarah Chalke Copy Share Image