The truth is that circumstances had done much to cultivate in Mrs. Tristram a marked tendency to irony. Her taste on many points differed from that of her husband, and though she made frequent concessions...

Reputation is made in a moment; Character is built over a lifetime.

She had always wanted to do every thing, and had made more progress in both drawing and music than many might have done with so little labour as she ever would submit to… She was...

Like at Halloween: I knew I’d arrived when I saw people dressing up on Halloween as my character.

We’re getting better looks at the basket, but we still played out of character. We missed free throw shots, we made turnovers and they outplayed us. That’s how you lose games.

People like you are the reason this album needed to be written in the first place. When you’ve got your salary, and your cosy little ivory tower, you’re dead happy to spout off about artistic...

Let me explain something about guitar playing. Everyone’s got their own character, and that’s the thing that’s amazed me about guitar playing since the day I first picked it up. Everyone’s approach to what can...

I’m not a singer. I’ve sung in character, but it’s just not my thing.

I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.

It’s not so much what we do that matters, but what kind of person we choose to be.

God does not expect of us what we cannot do, but He doesexpect what we can do’.

Confidence is a pencil best sharpened with paper.

It was like every attitude or action which reveals a man’s deep and hidden character; they bear no relation to what he has previously said, and we cannot confirm our suspicions by the culprit’s evidence,...

Virtue is what happens when someone has made a thousand small choices requiring effort and concentration to do something which is good and right, but which doesn’t come naturally. And then, on the thousand and...

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your...

Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else’s traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own...

As we celebrate President Reagan’s remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit.

The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God’s church.

And I tell ya, when I sit in that sound booth and started reading the script and starting to get into the character, man, it’s an easy jump for me, because I understand what it’s...

We’ve gotten ourselves into holes, but somehow and some way we’ve found a way out. That shows the character of these guys. They really never give up.

share the journey.” The woman is grateful to be pursued, she opens up. They share the intimacies of their lives – their wounds, their walks with God. But he never commits. He enjoys her… then...

Knowledge cannot be maintained without character.

The average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul – desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change. All right, here were two people who...

Towns are like people. Old ones often have character, the new ones are interchangeable.

History is present in all my novels. And whether I am directly talking about the sociological moment or just immersing my character in the environment, I am very aware of it.

It’s a dramatic shift for my character. He has put away the hatred for his brother – the sibling rivalry, the envy. At the core of him is respect for what he knows Sonny to...

Food compulsion isn’t a character disorder; it’s a chemical disorder.

Men, I still think, ought to be weighed, not counted. Their worth ought to be the final estimate of their value.

The rain began to fall harder, and it distracted him, but he tried to pull himself back because he felt on the verge of understanding something large and important. It seemed to him that this...

Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.

I’m not concerned with whether you got to the top. I want to know how far you climbed. That is where the real achievement is found.

Having a character be gay in a movie just isn’t shocking anymore,

I’d write one character’s story for all eight episodes, then the next character, while one of the other writers may be working on pieces of another character’s story.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That’s what the reputation is. You can’t control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Anyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess.

Love is proved the moment you let go of someone because they need you to.

I didn’t see my character, Core, as a cannibal but as somebody who is extremely passionate and who doesn’t have any conscience. She takes her passion to its complete extreme.

The one surefire way to get me not to hire you is to send me your resume, especially if you’ve already got a good job. I won’t be interested, because in a couple years, you’ll...

It would be hard to play a character you don’t like – for me anyway – or can’t find something in them to like.

Never let anyone get the worst of you. For you too will become just like them

If it’s advisable to never share own problems with others as sages say that majority don’t care, then it’s more sensible to never brag of own achievements as their attitude is likely to remain the...

Foolishness is doing ignorantly something forbidden repeatedly by sages since ages, and Madness is doing the very same prohibited thing repeatedly but intentionally.

Many grow old with ages, but some attains age with wisdom.

I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character’s sexuality is fascinating. It’s a great way to really get at the root of their identity, because it’s...

I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you’ve never seen the same character twice.

[Y]ou possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.

Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.’ I had to be myself and I didn’t have...

I make honorable things pleasant to children.” A teacher from Sparta

The problem lies not with genre but with formula, which consists of seeing genre conventions as restrictions rather than mere guidelines, ends in themselves rather than possibilities.