Just as the philanthropist is the nuisance of the ethical sphere, so the nuisance of the intellectual sphere is the man who… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I am most attracted to characters and stories that I can relate to. The traditional formula of 'larger than life' I never… — Abhay Deol Copy Share Image
Whether you like Kanye or not, there has been a character assassination against this guy. You don't have to agree with everything… — Jedediah Bila Copy Share Image
I don't like that The Simpsons are spokespeople for Burger King and MasterCard and Butterfinger. In the first Gulf War, I was… — George Meyer Copy Share Image
Every time I feel that I really hit critical mass and I'm in the right place is when I feel like the… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
And one cannot discharge the duty of loyalty without the patient and an open minded study of the institution that marked the… — Bainbridge Colby Copy Share Image
I write my own stories. I like telling stories to little children. I think the good thing about stories is they carry… — Georgie Henley Copy Share Image
To brag little, to lose well, / To crow gently if in luck, / To pay up, to own up, / To… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
“There were four types of borers; those who dug for treasures to sell via the city’s few stores, those who dug to… — Angela Armstrong Copy Share Image
Aria: I went to Hollis. Because I was looking for...you know. Her. She was teaching an art class, so I ran inside,… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates the execution… — Elias Lyman Magoon Copy Share Image
I play Father Francis in 'The Exorcist Prequel.' It's fantastic. We are shooting in Morrocco and Rome. Paul Schrader is directing; Stellan… — Gabriel Mann Copy Share Image
I think romance is friendship and attraction sort of meeting together and that does influence what I'm writing a lot. I try… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I just really enjoyed all that kind of responsibility, I loved the fact that many people cared. I was doing 4 hours… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
“Everyday morality is always a blend, variously proportioned, of perfect morality and other more ambiguous ideas, for the most part religious. The… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat later assumes the aspect of a guide… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When you create a character, you create it for yourself - you do whatever you want. It's your job to explore it… — Janet McTeer Copy Share Image
On television one gets to do things in detail and at an easier pace. You can experiment a lot with the character,… — Vishwajeet Pradhan Copy Share Image
The best books come from someplace deep inside… Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Virtue is uncommon in all the classes of humanity; and I suppose it will scarcely be imagined more frequent in a prison… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Character is much easier kept than recovered, and that man, if any such there be, who, from sinister views, or littleness of… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
You can make low-budget film as long as there is something compelling about the characters. There is a believability in the chemistry… — Mark McGrath Copy Share Image
The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered… — Robert Menzies Copy Share Image
What I like about 'Paper Girls' in particular is that, because we're approaching it more from a female perspective, we're able to… — Cliff Chiang Copy Share Image
I have a file - my character box - anything from magazines - a pose, a face - I go through these… — Emily Hampshire Copy Share Image
I love 'Pac-man', 'Mortal Kombat', and 'Street Fighter'. 'Ryu' is my favourite-ever character - I'd love to leapfrog the Hadouken. I never… — Becky Lynch Copy Share Image
Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The main plot line is simple: Getting your character to the foot of the tree, getting him up the tree, and then… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
I want to make movies - and I want to portray characters - that make people think. I want to make movies… — Drew Waters Copy Share Image
“Vin, Vin. Why can't you see? This isn't about good or evil. Morality doesn't even enter into it. Good men will kill… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I really wanted the house to be a character. And I knew, I said, I'll produce that one, but if I direct… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
But on stage you're able to just take the character from one point to the end and it's a fluid, organic piece.… — Renee O'Connor Copy Share Image
The normal is what you find but rarely. The normal is an ideal. It is a picture that one fabricates of the… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
[With] this show [This Is Us], I don't think I was seeking something outside of the world I'd always played in so… — Milo Ventimiglia Copy Share Image
You don't do background music the way a lot of more conventional films do. The music is often kind of a character… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I know the relationships, and I already know my characters and how I'm going to reveal my characters to my readers -… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
Even if I do get stereotyped, I would like to think that it is more of a challenge because if you are… — Kriti Kharbanda Copy Share Image
When acting, I can wear another person's clothes and act out the attractiveness of a particular character, which is very interesting for… — Lee Seung-gi Copy Share Image
With Jinkx Monsoon, I strive to make her pretty and likable and have this bubbly, lovely personality. But then she can also… — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image