You can see ugliness or you can see beauty in the same thing – It just indicates your state of mind ~ Ramana Pemmaraju

It is with words that my heart sings, with the substance of integrity my character soars and without regret I look back smiling ~bns

To write is to reveal oneself.When I write something, fiction or non-fiction, I do not expect you to accept what I write, nor to agree with what I propose.I expect you to spend at least...

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

True worth is being not seeming

The American flag doesn’t give her glory on a peaceful, calm day. It’s when the winds pick up and become boisterous, do we see her strength. When she unfolds her hand, and shows her frayed...

Who’s stupid now, Jimbo?!

A wise man once said that a person is known by the company he keeps, but could then also add that the character of the company is known by the people it keeps for the...

There is no pressure to perform, to succeed, because we already have. If your family and community accepts you, who else must you impress? Just yourself and God, ja?

A man of character can have what a man of intellect can imagine.

I really love the process, with stage, of rehearsal, you get to create a character, and you have a beginning, a middle, and an end of story. And in television, you don’t.

I prefer to suffer than repent because I stand by my decision and capable enough top pay for it Or reap the beauty later.

I knew when I found those glasses, I found (the character).

In fairy tales the evil characters disappear or die, in reality, evil spreads while you wait for your hero on a horse, only to realise the sword to save yourself was always in your hand…

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Still, I never heard him say that he hated or wanted to hurt or kill someone for all the horrific things that had been happening to him and his family.

Heaven sometimes hedges a rare character about with ungainliness and odium, as the burr that protects the fruit

I’ll be working the rest of my life because I’m a character actor and don’t have to worry about box office.

You express the truth of your character, your dedication to your goals, and your commitment to your relationships with the choice of your actions.

I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, ‘I really hate you.’ And they say it in the nicest possible way, and I accept it. It’s the people who come up...

I always look for contradiction in a character.

After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.

It’s the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character.

The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, ‘How am I similar to this person and how am I different?’

We are identified and known by the sort of fruit, the quantity of fruit, and the quality of fruit borne out in our daily conversation, conduct, and character. There is no greater criterion for Christians....

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy...

I hadn’t done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures.

I feel bad for those who cannot do anything, not even to have fun… without first seeking the permission of others.

The beauty of being shattered is how the shards become our character and our marks of distinction.

Personal principals should be always nourished separate and kept different from the professional philosophy in a service life, for this cherished policy aids then as helping hands to sustainably meet both ends.

A person speaks more about his character through his shared images or uploaded profile picture than with his words or deeds, but only a leader who is always true to himself correctly reads them.

A nun I know once told me she kept begging God to take her character defects away from her. After years of this prayer, God finally got back to her: I’m not going to take...

Wise people know the fact, smart people know how to act, intelligent people don’t react, brilliant people make an impact; but the truly nice people make wisely everyone understand how to act smart or intelligently...

There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, “Mistakes were made,” you deprive an action of its poetry, and you sound like a weasel.

I don’t want to get stuck playing the same character over and over again.

From out of your heart, you speak.”-Emma, When Crickets Cry

Action choreographer is like talking. When you talk, you have a rhythm. When you act, you have a rhythm. When you’re moving your body, you have a rhythm. So as an actor, as a choreographer,...

Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself. A martyr at the stake may have happiness that...

Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.

Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.

I never try to give a message in my books. It’s about living with characters long enough to hear their voices and let them tell me the story. Sometimes I would love to have a...

To obtain greatness and strength, a man must have a good character. He is honorable and respected by others. We define him as intelligent, and as one who God has blessed with wisdom

Don’t the great tales never end?””No, they never end as tales,” said Frodo. “But the people in them come, and go when their part’s ended. Our part will end later – or sooner.

You may gain a position, but that does not mean you’ve gained leadership. You may lose position, but that does not mean you’ve lost leadership! When you gain true character, you can leadership and when...

How often you impress people when you have nothing and how often you oppress them when you have everything is what defines your real character!

It’s easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it’s gone bad!

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

The loves of all hearts are so many mirrors revealing their characters.

Well written novels are penned by authors who have a unique and personal ardor for their story. They fabricate the phrases of their mind into a voice and thus a character is born.

I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of ‘Seinfeld.’ He seemed to really enjoy himself. I did not get to know him,...