So, I think that's the centerpiece of morality: Don't lie. But to do that, you have to go a step further and… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Religion is for the man in humble life, and to raise his nature, and to put him in mind of a state… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
My idea is to write a story where every character is well etched out, irrespective of their gender. Because they all are… — Sriram Raghavan Copy Share Image
“Don't judge me. Ethics and morality no longer exist in our world. It's a luxury of the past, afforded only to those… — T.M. Williams Copy Share Image
“What value can one ordinary man have in a magical world? What can a mortal bring to the affairs of immortals? Insight.… — Simon R. Green Copy Share Image
The truth, and nothing but the truth, is that dawn begins with a wrestling match with my soul and a systematic rejection… — Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Copy Share Image
I like playing human beings - I don't believe in good or bad. I don't believe in black and white. I believe… — Demian Bichir Copy Share Image
To check centralization and usurping of power ... we require a new laissez-faire. The old laissez-faire was founded upon a misapprehension of… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be rooted out; not any particular manifestation of… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
It's nice to sort of walk in and at least create the illusion that you are, or your character is, a well-rounded… — Luke Roberts Copy Share Image
When writers are self-conscious about themselves as writers they often keep a great distance from their characters, sounding as if they were… — Jerome Stern Copy Share Image
“Christian ethics makes sense of human life from a moral perspective, presenting us with a vision of what it means to be… — Andrew Davison Copy Share Image
“Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God knows of us. When you have spent what feels like eternity… — Shannon Alder Copy Share Image
Conscience, the sense of right, the power of perceiving moral distinctions, the power of discerning between justice and injustice, excellence and baseness,… — William Ellery Channing Copy Share Image
You have to have a character; you have to build your character. If you understand the pro wrestling scheme of things, then… — Colby Covington Copy Share Image
The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
We still have a strong commitment to our original mission, which is to protect and assist people who are suffering from the… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
The Serbian people are very kind. Sometimes life is ruthless, and you have to show character. But come to Serbia and see… — Aleksandar Mitrovic Copy Share Image
I would say I am very much more interested in ethics than in code/ morality. I think it's in this way that… — Richard Marshall Copy Share Image
I think I would choose to do things because they are interesting, because I like a character or because it's very well-written.… — Elodie Yung Copy Share Image
Whether I'm interested [in something] or not, step one is read the script and figure out if a character is someone I'd… — Alexander Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I wish I could say I had any idea what I was doing when I designed characters. I just take things I… — Mike Mignola Copy Share Image
“Be under the broad day light and act rightly; go into the dark night and do the same thing. Never let what… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Many are really virtuous who cannot explain what virtue is . . . But the powers themselves in reality perform their several… — Francis Hutcheson Copy Share Image
Nothing is more deflating to morale than to have a poor outcome pinned on someone who doesn't deserve it. It lacks integrity… — Tony Dungy Copy Share Image
There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
If you say one gets influenced watching a character, I think its foolish. Cinema reflects society; society rarely reflects cinema. — Kajol Copy Share Image
The best product should be bought, the best man should be rewarded more. Interfering factors which befuddle this triumph of virtue, justice,… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five… — John Slattery Copy Share Image
Beautiful it is, and a gleam from the same eternal pole-star visible amid the destinies of men, that all talent, all intellect,… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
I don't know that 'NCIS: Los Angeles' is a complete reinvention, but I'm playing one of the guys in charge this time.… — Chris O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Richard Gavin is one of the bright new stars in contemporary weird fiction. His richly textured style, deft character portrayal, and powerful… — S. T. Joshi Copy Share Image
Each speech having its own character, the poetry it engenders will be peculiar to that speech also in its own intrinsic form.… — William Carlos Williams Copy Share Image
My interest in astronomy grew from the play 'Space' that I did, where I had to learn where my character was from.… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
If it's just the voice, then you can only do jokes. It's not really even about the impression so much. It's about… — Frank Caliendo Copy Share Image
“Morality and honor are not to be confused. "The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the… — H.L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but there is a difference between the John Cena character you see on television and… — John Cena Copy Share Image
Morality, after all, has nothing to do with selflessness. On the contrary, self-interest is precisely the basis of the categorical imperative. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image