I first heard the term "meta-novel" at a writer's conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The idea is that even though each book in… — Carolyn Wheat Copy Share Image
Books opened up a whole new world to me. Through them I discovered new ideas, traveled to new places, and met new… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“There is nothing more despicable than moral weakness. Physical weakness may not be preventable, but moral weakness has no such excuse. It… — Robert Peate Copy Share Image
The confusion between temperament and character has had serious consequences for ethical theory. Preferences with regard to differences in temperament are mere… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
“The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious,... but… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
I've often had the fortune to work on projects with a small theme I find very interesting enough to pursue and to… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
The great moral question of the twenty-first century is this: if all knowledge, all culture, all art, all useful information can be… — Eben Moglen Copy Share Image
If you see the kids now they have attitude and a strong character. They play one or two games and demand they… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
People say that the brain is a muscle and that one of the best exercises for any brain is learning another language… — Demian Bichir Copy Share Image
. . . the cruel part is that, to let the play live, you have to surrender control and let your characters… — Tina Howe Copy Share Image
When I watch the show [Westworld], it leaves me looking at the world around me in a new way. It really stays… — Evan Rachel Wood Copy Share Image
Of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense or conscience is by far the most important .… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
I was raised thinking that moral and ethical standards are universals that apply equally to everyone. And these values aren't easily compatible… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner… — Emily Post Copy Share Image
Compassion is the belief that things might improve, and even when there's little, if anything, to sustain and engender that belief. It's… — Jack Driscoll Copy Share Image
I went to bed last night utterly dejected; I thought I was never going to amount to anything, and that you had… — Jean Webster Copy Share Image
It has been an obsession of human beings to create a hierarchy that places the human species on top and lumps all… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward… — Richard Schickel Copy Share Image
Be not content with the common place in character anymore than with the commonplace in ambition or intellectual attainment. Do not expect… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create… — Mano Khalil Copy Share Image
God has formed us moral agents... that we may promote the happiness of those with whom He has placed us in society,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When I was a Hollywood press agent, I learned how the Hollywood casting system worked. There was a roster of actors who… — Richard Condon Copy Share Image
In the face of the collective action problems that are at the heart of the environmental crisis, consequentialists should seek to inculcate… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
In the sixties, in the middle sixties, suddenly comics became this hip thing, and college students and hippies were reading them. So… — Trina Robbins Copy Share Image
Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He is a legend and he's going to be remembered for a long time. Just to play alongside him and learn from… — Michael Carrick Copy Share Image
When I started formulating the first Frank comic, I knew I wanted it to be something that was beyond time and specific… — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
I take my leave of you, Mr. Creakle, and all of you," said Mr. Mell, glancing round the room, and again patting… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Granted the endless variations of moral customs, still the essential standards persist. As in a scientific laboratory, all else may change but… — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I think I'm up for not trying to play a literary heroine. I think I'd rather just do someone that has just… — Lily James Copy Share Image
Of all the endless variety of phenomena which nature presents to our senses, there is none that fills our minds with greater… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
This election marks a significant moment in Haiti; it not only serves as the basis of hope along the road to democracy,… — Kendrick Meek Copy Share Image
Religion is meant to teach us true spiritual human character. It is meant for self-transformation. It is meant to transform anxiety into… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
“The fact that God can bring character development and personal growth out of any situation is conditional on people's willingness to submit… — Henry T. Blackaby Copy Share Image
The problem that we have is the President himself- a President who prides himself on his own weakness and incompetence and whose… — Femi Fani-Kayode Copy Share Image
Third, and finally, the educated citizen has an obligation to uphold the law. This is the obligation of every citizen in a… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Blind obedience is itself an abuse of human morality. It is a misuse of the human soul in the name of religious… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People buy a game because they like the game and they want to play the game. And there are certain characters in… — Michael Gough Copy Share Image
![“When I watch the show [Westworld], it leaves me looking at the world around me in a new way. It really stays with you. And it's one of those things that you have to figure out. You're going to get little clues along the way, and every time you think you know what's up, we're going to flip it…” quote by Evan Rachel Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/evan-rachel-wood-6643_character_when-i-watch-the-show-westworld-it-leave_1418268.jpg)
![“Of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense or conscience is by far the most important . . . [I]t is summed up in that short but imperious word ought, so full of high significance. It is the most noble of all the attributes of man, leading him without a moment's…” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/charles-darwin-507_animal_of-all-the-differences-between-man-and-t_1130715.jpg)
![“Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward the women who drift in and out of their new lives, they are, as [one character] puts it, "involved in a variety of pharmaceutical experiments.” quote by Richard Schickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/richard-schickel-35324_abandoned_divorced-not-loving-their-abandoned-chil_1332285.png)
