Writing fiction, for me, is a more indirect form of self-exploration than writing verse. When I'm working on a novel I'm moving… — Nick Laird Copy Share Image
One day when I was working on a movie, I stayed at the beach a little too long, and they said, “You… — George Hamilton Copy Share Image
My favorite part about costume designing is the artistry of the job. You meet with a director and a visionary to discuss… — Ruth E. Carter Copy Share Image
No one was ever the better for advice: in general, what we called giving advice was properly taking an occasion to show… — Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Copy Share Image
Howard Marks is very intelligent and well read, eloquent, witty, charming. I think it was those qualities that got him through. I… — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
I think in the end there is one ultimate goal with all my careers, and that is, as a performing artist, you… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
Ethical religion affirms the continuity of progress toward moral perfection. It affirms that the spiritual development of the human race cannot be… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work… — Sally Hawkins Copy Share Image
The people of Baltimore are great. I love Baltimore. What I looked forward to, every year, was getting a new apartment in… — Wendell Pierce Copy Share Image
I didn't know too much about his comic book history. I know that in 'Teen Titans,' he's much more the comedic relief.… — Ray Fisher Copy Share Image
Basically we're puppeteers and if you're there and you're in the character, the puppet is going to look good. It's going to… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
The first time I heard the word 'transgender' had been in a sitcom episode that mocked the potential for cisgender people to… — Sarah McBride Copy Share Image
I believe that they were brave people. One should be of courageous character to do what they had done, not only this,… — Vladimir Semichastny Copy Share Image
“By this freedom the will of a rational being, as belonging to the sensuous world, recognizes itself to be, like all other… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Without even knowing it ourselves, we were ransomed by the small change in copper that was left from the golden coins our… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
When I read it and I realized that Michael Landon, Jr. was the director of it, I thought...this could work out well.… — Drew Waters Copy Share Image
While the film [Hide and seek] is a work of fiction, I know many people, not just women, who have felt the… — Garth Kravits Copy Share Image
“Paradox is beloved of novelists. The despised savior, the humane whore, the selfish man suddenly munificent, the wise fool, and the cowardly… — Thomas Keneally Copy Share Image
In these two things the greatness of man consists, to have God dwelling in us as to impart His character to us,… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
Men were created for something better than merely to make money. A close application to business, until a competence is gained, is… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
We should not be too hasty in bestowing either our praise or censure on mankind, since we shall often find such a… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket - by making life on earth unbearable, then charging… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Don't equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don't let them get bogged down… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
As an actor, you never really set out to be a stand-out character. You just want to do justice to the story… — Deborah Ann Woll Copy Share Image
I think, when I'm writing, I have a more clinical view than I do when I'm reading. I like pretending to be… — Jay McInerney Copy Share Image
Throughout history, the arts and humanities have helped men and women around the globe grapple with the most challenging questions and come… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The essence of all human rights is the equality of the entire human race, which the Qur’ān assumed, affirmed, and confirmed. It… — Fazlur Rahman Copy Share Image
Where is the reward of virtue? and what recompense has nature provided for such important sacrifices as those of life and fortune,… — David Hume Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to be able to take all sides as well. You have to at least be able to… — Michael McKean Copy Share Image
“It is certain, that, in every religion, however sublime the verbal definition which it gives of its divinity, many of the votaries,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
No, I went through a process just like I would any other job in which my agent received the breakdown for 'Doctor… — Mandip Gill Copy Share Image
The fact that all normal children acquire essentially comparable grammars of great complexity with remarkable rapidity suggests that human beings are somehow… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We have to start processing what we're really made of in America. American character is not dead. American integrity and honesty are… — Josh Fox Copy Share Image
I know the importance of highly trained awareness of the “moment” and the immediate and intuitive response of the photographer. It should… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
'Newton' is a very Indian film. I think, after a long time, people will see an Indian film in its true form.… — Rajkummar Rao Copy Share Image
You do Batman right, and he's going to be popular. He's a great character. I was once asked by somebody if writing… — Frank Miller Copy Share Image
That was exciting man, because the killer is a different kind of character. There are a lot of people who wanted to… — George Tillman, Jr Copy Share Image
What I consider a good part for a woman and what some other Hollywood people think are good women's parts are very… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I think that it is important to establish a world of place for the characters in improv and there is nothing to… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
Above all, do not give up your moral and political autonomy by accepting in somebody else's terms the illiberal practicality of the… — C. Wright Mills Copy Share Image