I picked the best person I could find, ... People know we're close. But you got to understand, because of our closeness, I know the character of the person. It's one thing to say a person can read the law -- and that's important -- and understand the law. But what also matters . . . is the intangibles. To me, a person's strength of character counts a lot.
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There's a character in Assassins who is so filled with rage that he wants to crash a plane into the White House, and that seemed just crazy before 911. It doesn't seem so crazy anymore.
The history of India for many centuries had been happier, less fierce, and more dreamlike than any other history. In these favorable conditions, they built a character - meditative and peaceful and a nation of philosophers such as could nowhere have existed except in India.
It was a tough night for Al, but it's hard for a goalie if he makes a mistake, compared to a defenseman or forward. His play hasn't been up to the level before his injuries in a 5-4 loss to Portland Jan. 14, but he has strong character, so he'll shake it off.
You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.
I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.
We believe the current zoning is out of character with the rest of the neighborhoods around it. There are significant drainage issues in that area, and the only solution we see is a partnership with the community to remedy some of the storm water problems.
I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It's wonderful, isn't it?
And as a character, what I found very inspiring about playing Dharma, especially at that time, is that the women on television were more neurotic than they were free. And I thought, this is a rare bird and this is unique on television and I think it's really refreshing.
I was excited to do a movie like this because the part is done for you. It's a beautifully-written character. A lot of times you're making it up as you go.
That's a tough situation to be in. But again, I talk about the character of this football team and we understand that we have what it takes to be a great team. We just didn't get it done the first three weeks. I feel like now is our time. I think across the board, man for man, it's finally sunk in to the guys. I think they will show up on Sunday.
I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series.
That kid has so much heart and character. On senior day, that's going to be a sad day for me. She was in bed for the last two days. She was about 50 percent (Wednesday) afternoon when I talked to her and she wanted to play. That's a lot of heart on her part.
It is impossible for me to conceive of a character more utterly detestable than that of the Hebrew god
I do not think that the effect of good environment, of fine buildings, of pleasant homes, upon the character, temperament, will, disposition, and energy of the people sufficiently dawns upon the average citizen.
There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
Security of character would be like a compass, you know Other people may say that this way is north, or this way might be north. But the compass just says -- north. That's what we count on.
These two shows have contained scenes in which characters are shown having sex and topics such as masturbation, incest, bestiality, and necrophilia are routinely discussed.
Hence, in competition with Asians, white Australians have a fatal genetic flaw. Western-style 'old boy' preference networks, ... are only weakly ethnic in character, and thus, permeable, making them no match for the institutionally directed, in-group solidarity or 'ethnic nepotism' practised by other groups.
The darker the character, the more interesting.
There is a similarity in the kinds of characters I gravitate to that goes back to my earliest years in the business on SCTV, ... I have more fun playing guys who are not the sharp pencils. I like the characters who are just average, if not a little below average, so the average person can look at my character on the screen and feel a little better about themselves.
Now, Time Warner and its shareholders will continue to benefit through our long-term licensing agreement with Premier, under which Warner Bros.' unique and diverse stable of characters and products will reach an audience approaching 40 million people and more each year through both Six Flags and Premier's theme parks.
In the second half, I was really proud of our kids. I thought we played with a lot of character and a lot of effort.
One word to describe the guys on this team would be character,
I knew it would be a special class for Coach Donovan and Florida. We looked at the type of character that he recruited for his team. As soon as they met each other on campus the first day, they hit it off very well. We sensed that as parents. By the second day of us dropping them off at school for good, we knew that they had a great chemistry for themselves.
If you ever come to feel any doubt of my character or of my heartfelt devotion to you... the title of Father of My Country will give me no additional honor, but will be a reproach to you, either for your hasty action in conferring the appellation upon me, or for your inconsistency in changing your estimate of my character.
I wouldn't say I've changed my mind. I changed some of my natural habits, some of my natural character.
These characters are becoming more accepted once audiences see that they live, love, yearn, get hurt, struggle with family and love and their work in the same ways as everyone else.
The guy in charge of the main characters is generally going to be a person of color.
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
Our main objective as a group was to respond to any adversity that we faced all year. That's where I think our major accomplishment was, we battled injuries, we battled people putting us down, we battled a dry spell a few weeks ago. So it may have surprised other people but we knew in our dressing room that we had character, leadership - a lot more maturity than we had two, three seasons ago.
It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair.
But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character.
He brings the total package, ... He brings hockey sense, enthusiasm, a passion for the game, 100 percent effort all the time and tremendous character. We couldn't be more excited to have him in the organization. He's a prototype young Devil.
Murakami's characters sense the potential liquification and destruction of everything. The aftershocks are psychological, and can be seen in characters who are some distance from the epicenter of the chaos in both time and space. The rifts, the fissures -
Character is that which can do without success.
Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything
We don't condone it, but it happened. Is there a concern Yes, there is a concern. People are going to think what they think. But the reality is, I know the players we have, I know the character we have. We're recruiting the right people.
American Idol. When we had auditions here they were absolutely fantastic, great stories, great characters. We had one 24- or 25-year-old guy who was prematurely gray and sang the standards -- Perry Como, Frank Sinatra -- a total Vegas guy.
Family life is full of major and minor crises -- the ups and downs of health, success and failure in career, marriage, and divorce -- and all kinds of characters. It is tied to places and events and histories. With all of these felt details, life etches i
Look, there's an element in acting where they hand you a script, and you know everything there is to know about this character. You know what's going to happen at the end of the movie. That in itself gives you a sense of world-weariness. It's like knowing your own death, every time.
This team has a lot of character. And as someone who has lived in Houston a long time, I know how long our fans have been waiting for this and how much it means to them. They've earned it.
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
Brian has a quick and curious mind, a respect for others, clear goals and a commitment to service. That adds up to leadership. Combine that with instinctive humility and a sense of humor and you have quite a package. ... I'd prefer to call it character.
She was a marvelous playwright who wrote vital, important female characters and vital, important male characters. Like many writers, she drew on personal experiences. But she was also a gifted observer of the human condition.
Most absurdly in the program, the Aidan Quinn character is portrayed as a courageous priest challenging a conservative church hierarchy. In real life, the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut has a liberal bishop who is cracking down on dissenting conservative priests. The national Episcopal hierarchy is overwhelmingly liberal, and orthodox Episcopalians are increasingly looking to overseas Anglican primates for leadership and protection.
I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author and the characters have more to say.
The moment a question comes to your mind, see yourself mentally taking hold of it and disposing of it. In that moment is your choice made. Thus you learn to take the path to the right. Thus you learn to become the decider and not the vacillator. Thus you build character.
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.