Quotes about character
character simple essence
You see, it's really quite simple. A simile is just a mode of comparison employing 'as' and 'like' to reveal the hidden character or essence of whatever we want to describe, and through the use of fancy, association, contrast, extension, or imagination, to enlarge our understanding or perception of human experience and observation. Norton Juster
character people trying
I have a lot of people in my life who are truly ridiculous characters, and they're very, very funny people, but they don't really try to be. They're not cracking jokes. Emile Hirsch
character thinking males
I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
character murder-mysteries necks
... in the nineteen-thirties ... the most casual reader of murder mysteries could infallibly detect the villain, as soon as there entered a character who had recently washed his neck and did not commit mayhem on the English language. Ellen Glasgow
character writing human-nature
I would write of the universal, not the provincial, in human nature.... I would write of characters, not of characteristics.
character sacrifice men
Men professing godliness offer their bodies upon Satan's altar, and burn the incense of tobacco to his satanic majesty. Does this statement seem severe? The offering must be presented to some deity. Since God is pure and holy, and will accept nothing defiling in its character, He refuses this expensive, filthy, and unholy sacrifice; therefore we conclude that Satan is the one who claims the honor. Ellen G. White
character order appreciate
You need clear, energetic minds, in order to appreciate the exalted character of the truth, to value the atonement, and to place the right estimate upon eternal things.
character love-is principles
True love is a high and holy principle, altogether different in character from that love which is awakened by impulse and which suddenly dies when severely tested.
character mind ease
The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in. Eric Roberts
character ideas entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs always pitch their idea as 'the X of Y,' so this is going to be 'the Microsoft of food.' And yet disruptive innovations usually don't have that character. Most of the time, if something seems like a good idea, it probably isn't. Eric Ries
character break very-good
I'm not a very good actor, so I break character all the time. Eric Andre
character interesting chinese
Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language. Eric Allin Cornell
character reality thinking
Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them. Epictetus
character men long
Each man's life is a kind of campaign, and a long and complicated one at that. You have to maintain the character of a soldier, and do each separate act at the bidding of the General.
character men lovers
To adorn our characters by the charm of an amiable nature shows at once a lover of beauty and a lover of man.
character role-models way
One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models
character personality handiwork
As if they were our own handiwork we place a high value on our characters. Epicurus
character pay-the-price volunteer
Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.
character role-models follow-your-heart
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
character effort theft
We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
character space comfortable
I like exploring, especially being and getting more comfortable with a character and in the space a character is always in. Emily Bett Rickards
character thinking two
I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along. Emily Blunt
character thinking way
I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.
character people different
If you're very open to watching the world go by, with people's different tics, you absorb it all without realizing it and find ways to put something into your character. I'm not sure I'm always aware I'm mimicking someone.
character roles looks
I love character roles. I'm happier in them. I look for roles that have some kind of complexity.
character thinking interesting
I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado or composure.
character writing long
Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time! Emily Giffin
character trying opinion
I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and the characters really matter to me.
character law division-of-labor
At this point, an urgent question arises: ... Is it our duty to seek to become a thorough and complete human being, one quite sufficient unto himself; or, on the contrary, to be only a part of a whole, the organ of an organism? Briefly, is the division of labor, at the same time that it is a law of nature, also a moral rule of human conduct; and, if it has this latter character, why and in what degree? Emile Durkheim
character names historical
There is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character.
character auditions scene
My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown out. Elmore Leonard
character writing thinking
I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have to please myself. I have a good time sitting here by myself, thinking up situations and characters, getting them to talk - it's so satisfying. But screenwriting's different. You might think you're writing for yourself, but there are too many other people to please.
character writing verbs
The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.