We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looki …” – Oscar Wilde
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. – Oscar Wilde
Character
My life has been long, and believing that life lov …” – Maya Angelou
My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring, still. – Maya Angelou
Weapons are like money, no one knows the meaning o …” – Martin Amis
Weapons are like money, no one knows the meaning of enough. – Martin Amis
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are red …” – Jawaharlal Nehru
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamati …” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. – F. Scott Fitzgerald
whatever you become be good at it. …” – Benjamin Franklin
whatever you become be good at it. – Benjamin Franklin
I believe in pink. …” – Audrey Hepburn
I believe in pink. – Audrey Hepburn
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who …” – Charles Spurgeon
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. – Charles Spurgeon
That balance between involvement and detachment is …” – Pat Barker
That balance between involvement and detachment is what novelists do. It’s the ideal relationship between a novelist and a character, I think, total involvement and identity and empathy, stopping short of being autobiographical – in my case, anyway – but also quite detached. – Pat Barker
Strength of character means the ability to overcom …” – Lawrence G. Lovasik
Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly. – Lawrence G. Lovasik
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escap …” – Albert Schweitzer
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. – Albert Schweitzer
The function of education is to teach one to think …” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’ve always been short and stocky. So when I got i …” – David Suchet
I’ve always been short and stocky. So when I got into repertory theatre after graduation, I found myself doing character roles: because of my deep voice, shape and height, I was playing 40-year-old, 50-year-old roles at the age of 23. – David Suchet
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health …” – Billy Graham
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. – Billy Graham
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; …” – Khalil Gibran
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. – Khalil Gibran