Quotes 421 till 440 of 527.
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The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
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The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world.
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The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.
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The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time remain hidden because you're always playing a character in a story that someone else has imagined. You're always protected.
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The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character; So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love Born out of concern for all beingsÂ… As the shadow follows the body, As we think, so we become.
Dhammapada -
The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.
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The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
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The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
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The unique character of political activity lies, quite literally, in its publicity.
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The universal narrator knows all and can enter a character's head any time he chooses.
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The way I navigate scenes is through what I perceive to be the emotional truth of the character: what he wants from moment to moment.
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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
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The writer by nature of his profession is a dreamer and a conscious dreamer. He must imagine, and imagination takes humility, love and great courage. How can you create a character without live and the struggle that goes with love?
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There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.
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There are sometimes concerns about being respectful with a gay character, and you either end up with a tiptoeing quality or an all-out cliche.
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There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.
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There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
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There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every part.
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There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.
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There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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