“There’s little in the way of common ground between us and other animals. Think about dolphins. Cute, cuddly, friendly dolphins. Everyone loves… — Peter Cawdron Copy Share Image
Man has been called a rational being, but rationality is a matter of choice-and the alternative his nature offers him is: rational… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There's this thing in TV that I find hysterical where the writers and creators will ask us if you want to know… — Carrie Coon Copy Share Image
One thing about our show that wasn't even in my awareness, but was brought to my attention by other people, is that… — Steve Zissis Copy Share Image
Comedy is immediate. Comedy is a solo mission. You're all by yourself, up there. And when you're in a film, on a… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
If you look at that incredible burst of fantastic characters that emerged in the late 19th century/early 20th century, you can see… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
“The villain would lead with a taunt or insult. Next would come a series of revelations designed to feelings of shock and… — John David Anderson Copy Share Image
Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
Humanity will... be confronted with dangers of unprecedented character unless, in due time, measures can be taken to forestall a disastrous competition… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
As I started to read nonfiction in the mid '70s, I discovered, holy cow, there was a lot of imaginative nonfiction. Not… — David Quammen Copy Share Image
Morality in its noblest forms remains inexplicable unless one takes into account that power of growth in the human soul which has… — Ellen Key Copy Share Image
Once a man recognizes himself as a being surrounded by other beings in this world and begins to respect his life and… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Two women seldom grow intimate but at the expense of a third person; they make friendships as kings of old made leagues,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Many times - especially when I'm playing an historical character - I want to be really on target with how I create… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
A tale of scandal is as fatal to the credit of a prudent lady as a fever is generally to those of… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
As an actor playing a character, you look for all of those avenues to see if there's any sense of vulnerability or… — David Boreanaz Copy Share Image
So if there was a way that I knew something about my character's desires or the things that they were resisting because… — Molly Antopol Copy Share Image
Character - Some day, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But… — Phillips Brooks Copy Share Image
One thing about beginning writers is that they don't really always know their own strengths and weaknesses - you might think you're… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
How are you going to teach virtue if you teach the relativity of all ethical ideas? Virtue, if it implies anything at… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
We can deny angels exist, convince ourselves they can't be real. But they show up anyway, at strange places and at strange… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
I'm a very positive person, that's something that's like my character Savannah. She's very positive in everything that she does and I'm… — Ashley Tisdale Copy Share Image
“Obedience is not a virtue. I wanted to please everyone but myself, and I had to lose everything to learn that lesson.… — Kathryn Wesley Copy Share Image
At 21, my career took a comedic turn when I was cast in a new Broadway play called 'Brooklyn Boy,' by Donald… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I don't know who they are[my characters] . They're entirely invented characters. Maybe that's how I've been able to write so many… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
I chose not to go home and struggle with the New York scene. My size sort of locked me out. I was… — Julie Warner Copy Share Image
Madame Bovary is timeless. It is not just about the female condition in France in the 1840s. It's not a simple cautionary… — Sophie Barthes Copy Share Image
You make adjustments according to the specifics of the character.It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Shooting for a TV show is not very different from shooting for a movie. We work for long hours in both the… — Nikitin Dheer Copy Share Image
“Two very bad things are ill-will and unbelief, both of which are contrary to righteousness; for ill-will is opposed to charity, and… — Pope Alexander I of Alexandria Copy Share Image
“When the superior man has free course with his principles, that is what we call his success; when such course is denied,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“A man who lives a part, not to others but alone, is exposed to obvious psychological dangers. In itself the practice of… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
“[W]isdom is the child of integrity—being integrated around principles. And integrity is the child of humility and courage. In fact, you could… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
I did 40 voices for Chris Wedge, the director of the first film, before coming up with the version we used. He… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
Every temptation that is resisted, every evil thought that is curbed, every desire that is subdued, every bitter word that is withheld,… — Sivananda Copy Share Image
Rare almost as great poets, rarer, perhaps, than veritable saints and martyrs; are consummate men of business. A man, to be excellent… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
“And as for the vague something --- was it a sinister or a sorrowful, a designing or a desponding expression? --- that… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
“In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis argues that human beings cannot be truly good or moral without faith in God and without… — Phil Zuckerman Copy Share Image
I do feel like anything benefits from character logic. That can be from the dumbest ad to the greatest Shakespearean drama to… — David Harbour Copy Share Image
Misfortune occurs or can occur to anyone, of any sort of character. The eudaimonic has more resources to avoid it (being in… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
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