Alan Ball Quotes, Character Quotes, Emotional Quotes

I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional and well adjusted and can face conflict in a non-emotional and non-destructive way, and those are the people I try to surround myself with in my life. But as characters, they bore me.

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We are bound by ideals that teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these ideals. Every citizen must uphold them.... I ask you to be citizens. Citizens, not spectators. Citizens, not subjects. Responsible citizens building communities of service and a nation of character.

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Tags : George W. Bush Quotes , Children Quotes , Character Quotes

To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.

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Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Marriage Quotes , Character Quotes

Sorrow and suffering make for character if they are voluntarily borne, but not if they are imposed.

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A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

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All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords.

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Tags : T. S. Eliot Quotes , Truth Quotes , Character Quotes

Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Character Quotes , Talent Quotes

The foundation of culture, as of character, is at last the moral sentiment.

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Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

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Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Character Quotes , Men Quotes

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

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Tags : Gautama Buddha Quotes , Buddhist Quotes , Character Quotes

The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction, the masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.

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Anytime you have an opportunity as an actor to really grow along with your character, I think thats a real gift.

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Tags : Alan Ritchson Quotes , Real Quotes , Character Quotes

That's the fine balance of a fiction writer...to be able to give your characters enough freedom to surprise you and yet still maintain some kind of artistic control.

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Tags : Alan Lightman Quotes , Character Quotes , Giving Quotes

"Why, what I may think after dinner," returns Mr. Jobling, "is one thing, my dear Guppy, and what I may think before dinner is another thing."

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Tags : Charles Dickens Quotes , Character Quotes , Thinking Quotes

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed.

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Tags : Aristotle Quotes , Character Quotes , Presidential Quotes

I'm very interested in compassion - compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to do it without judging the character or the action.

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The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.

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Consequently, the value and importance of the monarchic idea cannot reside in the person of the monarch himself except if Heaven decides to lay the crown on the brow of the heroic genius like Frederick the Great or a wise character like William I.

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The force of character is cumulative.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Perseverance Quotes , Character Quotes

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

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Tags : Confucius Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Character Quotes