Quotes about character
character dark thinking
Reason must approach nature with the view, indeed, of receiving information from it, not, however, in the character of a pupil, who listens to all that his master chooses to tell him, but in that of a judge, who compels the witnesses to reply to those questions which he himself thinks fit to propose. To this single idea must the revolution be ascribed, by which, after groping in the dark for so many centuries, natural science was at length conducted into the path of certain progress. Immanuel Kant
character thinking personality
Bob Duvall is a great actor because each time out, he creates a whole, complete character. You have the feeling that you're not seeing an actor at all, but a fully realized human being. Think of how he was in The Godfather. If you didn't know Bobby, you'd think that he really was Tom, the consigliere. Then you see him in Santini, and he's completely different. He's not only a personality, he's a consummate actor. Ellen Burstyn
character imagination trying
I feel like with every character, you try to put yourself in that person's position and just completely use your imagination. That's what I do, at least. Everything is just pretend. Elle Fanning
character writing interesting
Some celebrities, it's interesting, because they're fantastic playing a character when somebody is writing the lines for them, and they're amazing actors, but they're not as comfortable on television in front of a live audience and just having a conversation and being themselves. Ellen DeGeneres
character gay community
When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.
character voice fire
It is easy enough to be virtuous When nothing tempts you to stray; When without or within No voice of sin Is luring your soul away. But it is only a negative virtue until it is tried by fire. For the soul that is worth the treasures of the earth is the soul that resists desire. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
character fate loan
No fate could rob us of our own-- No circumstance can make it less; What time removes was but a loan, For what was ours we still possess.
character fortune miscellaneous
It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
character moderation proof
Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character....
character quality ridiculous
The qualities we have do not make us so ridiculous as those which we affect to have. [Fr., On n'est jamais si ridicule par les qualites que l'on a que par celles que l'on affecte d'avoir.]
character taste common
It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character.
character men expression
The moral absolutes rest upon God's character. The moral commands He has given to men are an expression of His character. Men as created in His image are to live by choice on the basis of what God is. The standards of morality are determined by what conforms to His character, while those things which do not conform are immoral. Francis Schaeffer
character house heaven
The World's a Printing-House, our words, our thoughts, Our deeds, are characters of several sizes. Each soul is a Compos'tor, of whose faults The Levites are Correctors; Heaven Revises. Death is the common Press, from whence being driven, We're gather'd, Sheet by Sheet, and bound for Heaven. Francis Quarles
character play years
To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back in time about 20 years later to play the same character who is your own age then, its very complicated, but very interesting. Ian McDiarmid
character self views
There was, in my view, an unwritten contract with the reader that the writer must honour. No single element of an imagined world or any of its characters should be allowed to dissolve on an authorial whim. The invented had to be as solid and as self-consistent as the actual. This was a contract founded on mutual trust. Ian Mcewan
character female desert
Novels without female characters were a lifeless desert.
character guy fit
If I weren’t getting paid or didn’t have a character like Wolverine to maintain, I would just be a tall, lean, fit guy. Hugh Jackman
character names horatio
My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. Horatio Nelson
character passion tragedy
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations. Horace Walpole
characters cups head
If I didn't write sex scenes, all my characters would head to the kitchen and make cups of tea.
character everybody fit great knows manager
If he comes, the manager knows a lot about him and his character and will know he can fit in. Everybody can see he's got great ability. John Terry
character free given late maybe perfect pick priority type
If he had perfect character, he would probably be a late first-day type of prospect. Given where he is today, he's probably a sixth- or seventh-round pick at best, and maybe even a priority free agent.
character dangerous dangerous-things
Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing. Gloria Steinem
character ideas cartoon
I like the idea of bringing cartoon characters to life... and although the Americans have already attempted this, their culture is not sufficiently humane to make it work. Gerard Depardieu
character play
I never really like the characters I play. I only come to love them afterwards
character thinking important
I think situations are more important than plot and character. Harry Mathews
character people achievement
Canada's eminent position today is a tribute to the patience, tolerance, and strength of character of her people, of both French and British strains. For Canada is enriched by the heritage of France as well as of Britain, and Quebec has imparted the vitality and spirit of France itself to Canada. Canada's notable achievement of national unity and progress through accommodation, moderation and forbearance can be studied with profit by her sister nations. Harry S Truman
character men fundamentals
A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.
character science men
If it were possible for us to have so deep an insight into a man's character as shown both in inner and in outer actions, that every, even the least, incentive to these actions and all external occasions which affect them were so known to us that his future conduct could be predicted with as great a certainty as the occurrence of a solar or lunar eclipse, we could nevertheless still assert that the man is free.
character firsts
No sir. The first thing is character. J. P. Morgan
character
Money equals business which equals power, all of which come from character and trust.
character heirs austin
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. J. L. Austin
character names stories
I can easily come up with ten really iconic stories/trade paperbacks for Superman, Batman, others... name me ten equally big, iconic Wonder Woman stories. Much harder. That ain't the character's fault, that isn't sexism, that's just not servicing the character. J. Michael Straczynski