The virtues that combined to make this perfect character are truth, justice, wisdom, benevolence, and self control. His every thought, word, and deed was in harmony with divine law and therefore true. The channel of communication between him and the Father was constantly open so that truth which 'rests upon revelation' was always known to him.... His short though eventful life was one of benevolence which comprehends charity and love. His self-control, whether exemplified in his power over his appetites and passions or his dignity and poise when before his persecutors, was perfectwas divine.
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Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
The force of character is cumulative.
Anderson understands that Evelyn runs the risk of seeming a little too saintly. That's why the character of Tuff is such a great sounding board, because she's the one who says, How can you bear it' ... And Evelyn Ryan, being who she was, could find satisfaction in any situation that she was living in. She found the magic, and the profundity, in the act of raising children. And, oh man, I couldn't do that.
I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.
Our guys showed some character today, but can't do anything in the conference showing up once a week. We're not going to get very far showing up once a week and that's about what we're doing.
She's quite wonderful in that role. She's totally convincing as the mother who has to walk a fine line in raising that little boy. She's a terrific actress there's never any sense that she's acting. She commits to any character she plays.
J is a consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel --than which nothing could be more absurd. Its original form, which has been but slightly modified, was that of the tail of a subdued dog, and it was not a letter but a character, standing for a Latin verb, jacere, to throw, because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape. This is the origin of the letter, as expounded by the renowned Dr. Jocolpus Bumer, of the University of Belgrade, who established his conclusions on the subject in a work of three quarto volumes and committed suicide on being reminded that the j in the Roman alphabet had originally no curl.
We could reduce the future that we can build for our children if we respond to the challenges in the wrong way. Whatever we do we have to have a care for the security of our nation, the character of our people and the future of our children. We must respond in a way that is consistent with the larger obligation that we all have to build a more integrated global community.
On the same lot where we were filming Date Movie was a movie that Hugh Grant was filming. I think he knew that we were doing it and maybe his driver had told him I was doing a character similar to the sort of thing he was doing, but we never spoke. I may still write a letter of apology to him. I think the guy is brilliant.
To be able to come back and play them again is a big opportunity for us. It's a chance to come back and show the character this team has formed.
I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things.
The show is not about his personal life, ... but you get curious about that, so we wanted to get a greater glimpse into who this guy was. It's really tricky to find someone to play opposite him, to stand up to him, somebody that you would believe this sort of character would be interested in, and would be interested in this character.
I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really far from who I am.
- Danny gets his chance at glory. Lupica has the knowledge of the game and the lean prose to make this a taut, realistic story - not just about the game, but about heart, character, and family. A winner.
Character fashions fate.
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.
A good name is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels of life is lost forever.
I've been doing this 17 years but I can tell you I have more websites now than I have ever had devoted to me or my past career or my character. When I got this show, I think I had two fans out there that had created websites on my behalf.
I don't look at teens as teens. I think maybe that's the whole trick to what I do, is that they're just smart, sophisticated adult characters. And they happen to be 15.
Oftentimes, in fact I think this is to my fault, I look at usually scripts as a whole. I should probably pay more attention to the character that I'm going to play and what they do.
It's not actual golf instruction as much as it is introduction to the game of golf utilizing props and cartoon characters. We have had a more-than-you-can-imagine number of funny anecdotes happen because we are, after all, dealing with 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. It's a lot of fun.
Ninety percent of video game AI really is pretty damn bad. I think that's actually why it's so much fun to shoot things. Because the AI is so bad and the characters are so annoying.
In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from the doing of it, like a trial by fire, but in front of an audience.
I care about Bond and what happens to him. You cannot be connected with a character for this long and not have an interest. All the Bond films had their good points.
Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects.
There's one thing everyone should understand: I like my character.
It's a huge part of our success here, that we're very careful about what kind of people we bring into the organization as far as their character. We have one of the best clubhouses in baseball and we take that very seriously and I don't want to bring in someone who could disturb that.
Thought creates character.
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
Masses of girls identified with Bella in a really profound way, for want of a better word. The connection that I've seen people have - I've seen it physically. It's the characters they're flipping for.
It was traumatic and lovely, ... My character is always trying to get his attention, and I think she feels connected to him because the town judges her for whatever reason and thinks she's a trollop, a tramp, whatever you want to call her.
An adventure game is nothing more than a good story set with engaging puzzles that fit seamlessly in with the story and the characters, and looks and sounds beautiful.
Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
It's going to be a big, ugly wall and it's going to change the character of the river.
When you go and give them the ball, the momentum switches. But then again, that shows the character of this team. We've played in big games and we've never given up. We didn't hang our heads or get frustrated, and the players on the floor got this win for us.
All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.
I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure.
I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably cool.
The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story.
This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion not an arena for the exhibition of champions.
The imagination of a boy is healthy, and the mature imagination of a man is healthy but there is a space of life between, in which the soul is in a ferment, the character undecided, the way of life uncertain, the ambition thick-sighted thence proceeds mawkishness.
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.
I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool!
There's people back there, whatever the reason, they still have it out for JamesOn, ... Some people there haven't forgiven him. They can't look past the situation, and it's too bad. I'm talking about adults. JamesOn made a bad, bad mistake. It was out of character. But he's admitted to it. He's never run from it. He's answered every question about it, and more than that, he's been a great kid. I mean, let me tell you -- he is a special, special kid.
I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I think that once that gets fixed, it's quite hard to shake.
Remember that you are an actor in a play, and that the Playwright chooses the manner of it If he wants you to act a poor man you must act the part with all your powers and so if your part be a cripple or a magistrate or a plain man. For your business is to act the character that is given you and act it well. The choice of the cast is Anothers.