Quotes about character
character thinking ideas
Our character is composed of our ideas and our feelings: and, since it has been proved that we give ourselves neither feelings nor ideas, our character does not depend on us. If it did depend on us, there is nobody who would not be perfect. If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing Voltaire
character men practice
There are two men in Tolstoy. He is a mystic and he is also a realist. He is addicted to the practice of a pietism that for all its sincerity is nothing if not vague and sentimental; and he is the most acute and dispassionate of observers, the most profound and earnest student of character and emotion. William Ernest Henley
character compassion people
Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north, or this way might be north. But the compass just says -- north. That's what we count on. William Stafford
character judging personality
A monarch frequently represents his subjects better that an elected assembly; and if he is a good judge of character he is likely to have more capable and loyal advisers. William Ralph Inge
character brown
Just to assassinate Michael Brown's character is wrong. William Lacy Clay, Jr.
character coward firsts
Now must we sing and sing the best we can, But first you must be told your character: Convicted cowards all, by kindred slain. William Butler Yeats
character tvs yeah
Yeah, you know, within the context of TV families, these are pretty unsavory characters. Will Arnett
character ifs
If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it.
character matter form
Circumstances form the character; but, like petrifying matters, they harden while they form. Walter Savage Landor
character tragedy denmark
The playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out. Walter Scott
character self excellence
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
character expression order
A good way to rid one's self of a sense of discomfort is to do something. That uneasy, dissatisfied feeling is actual force vibrating out of order; it may be turned to practical account by giving proper expression to its creative character. William Morris
character home simple
It is no accident that I made Cartoon Town a simple little village - in many ways it mirrored my home town. And, yes, many of my puppet characters took on some of the more eccentric characteristics of people I knew there. William Jackson
character men support
The harm which is done by credulity in a man is not confined to the fostering of a credulous character in others, and consequent support of false beliefs. William Kingdon Clifford
character thinking people
There are actors I know personally, or I've heard them say, "The less known about me, the better, because I just want people to think of me as the character." I think Matt Damon said that recently. He has a point and I think I get that. Winona Ryder
character play interesting
As a character, it's very interesting to play someone who wants to change their life and have him change it.
character destiny watches
Watch your character for your character is your destiny. Winston Churchill
character actors character-actors
I like Edward G. Robinson - he started as a character actor and became a lead, which is probably why I like him. William Sanderson
character names mind
Imprint deep upon your minds the principles of piety towards God, and a reverence and fear of His holy name. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and its consummation is everlasting felicity. Possess yourselves of just and elevated notions of the Divine character, attributes, and administration, and of the end and dignity of your own immortal nature as it stands related to Him. William Samuel Johnson
character duty
When duty calls, that is when character counts. William Safire
character voice use
Many of my characters first came through to me as voices. That's why I use a tape recorder. William S. Burroughs
character people wish
The people of Canada do not wish as a result of mass immigration to make a fundamental alteration in the character of our population. Large scale immigration from the Orient would change the fundamental composition of the Canadian population. William Lyon Mackenzie King
character people feelings
Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people's feelings, personal relations ... Virginia Woolf
character color stories
I use colors to bring fine points of story and character. Vincente Minnelli
character choices eclectic-style
Im a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after Mystic Pizza, not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route. Vincent D'Onofrio
character worry office
I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.
character actors able
And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.
character difficult behinds
The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters.
character giving actors
When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.
character looks brad
Unless you look like Brad Pitt, it's really hard to have full control of your character.
character writing unique
Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way of doing things, I have the actors in my mind already, so I'm trying to borrow something that's unique to them. The characters have a very natural connection to the actors themselves. Wong Kar-wai
character boys needs
Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs. Woody Hayes
character healthy lost-everything
If you lose your wealth, you have lost nothing; if you lose your health, you have lost something; but if you lose your character, you have lost everything. Woodrow Wilson