Among those who are satisfactory in this respect, it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu, and personal character as possible.

There's something about actors - not stars, but actors - if they have the character, and someone is pushing and shoving them to be the best they can be, they enjoy that.

A long-running TV series is a beast in that it demands you stick to one character over a long haul.

For a book to function... it has to be a functioning reality. The character has to be real, and I imagine that's exactly what happens for a spy who is in deep cover.

I was lucky I had a mom who had seen it all. From seeing my grandfather march in the Civil Rights era, she understood the depth, character, and stability you need to go through racism. She taught me...

There is no such thing as playing someone else's character. Every actor takes a character and makes it his/her own while enacting it on screen.

You can't form a character without being completely comfortable with who you are as a person.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

A lot of people think I'm that guy in 'Betsy's Wedding', but I'm not. What it is for me is that, on some level, I connect with the character emotionally.

Having a sweet, wide-eyed, awkward character is more charming and allows for more range. If you come from anger, you're going to reach a ceiling very quickly.

Courage, kindness and a great determination to succeed in life with a smile were hallmarks of my wonderful wife. And why her story deserves to be told.

A wise and an understanding heart.

The clock struck eleven with the respectful unobtrusiveness of one whose mission in life is to be ignored.

Great attitude makes your character and sets your path.

The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his every-day conduct.

It was a wonderful combination for a reporter, the exterior so comforting, the interior so driven.

A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.

I suppose that one's years spent living do not reflect a measure of our souls or strength of character.

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

Our true worth lies in our character, not in our accomplishments

The prospect of an early death sits differently upon each person. In some it gifts maturity far outweighing their age and experience: calm acceptance blossoms into a beautiful nature and soft...

You're a real cowboy.

Be confident enough to show your true self to the world.

Altogether he was one in whom no man would have seen anything to admire, and in whom no woman would have seen anything to dislike.

People are seen through the stained glass window of our imagination. { "The hidden sides of his character" }

Life is a test. It was designed to be so. It is where we taste the bitter and the sweet; where we feel pain and pleasure; where we learn right from wrong; where we pass through both darkness and...

A society that has no wrongs will soon have no rights.

True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure - the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature.

Life is not about having perfect days. Life is not about handling days perfectly. Life is about perfecting one's character through the having and handling of every given day.