John Stuart Mill Quotes
... what is really inspiriting and ennobling in the doctrine of freewill, is the conviction that we have real power over the formation of our own character; that our will, by influencing some of our circumstances, can modify our future habits or capabilities of willing.John Stuart Mill
Quotes to Explore
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I've gone very far, far away, but my character keeps me close to home.
Fran Drescher -
But in action, one defies one's character.
Daniel Bell -
My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears.
Tao Okamoto -
I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
Kate DiCamillo -
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
W. Somerset Maugham -
Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
Natalie Dormer
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I enjoy a character who sticks to her guns, who's always challenging herself. That's something I can relate to.
Yvonne Strahovski -
It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies, character-driven stuff. I would love to do more theater on a larger scale. I'm just excited for the next thing that comes along that I'm salivating over. I think a little more guerrilla would be really exciting to me.
Tatiana Maslany -
You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.
Walton Goggins -
2016 is going to be a fight. A fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of our nation.
Carly Fiorina -
In film you can use images exclusively and narrate a whole story very quickly, but you don't always so easily find the form in cinema to dig deeper into human thoughts and emotions. And in a novel you can much more easily express a character's inner thoughts and feelings.
Laura Esquivel -
So they've actually - it's not that her character is a singer, but she had ambition to do that at an earlier time in her life. So I've actually sung two or three times now on the show.
Katey Sagal
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I've always considered myself a character actor.
Jack Huston -
For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
Salma Hayek -
The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows.
Dan Castellaneta -
I always say the classier cousin of 'Anchorman' is 'Mad Men,' because when you really look at it, why do people really love Don Draper in 'Mad Men?' He's just a terrible guy. But we know why he's terrible, and I think that's really key to why you can be sympathetic to a character.
Adam McKay -
Those with dementia are still people and they still have stories and they still have character and they're all individuals and they're all unique. And they just need to be interacted with on a human level.
Carey Mulligan -
Whether you need to like a character, I don't think that's necessary in order to portray him.
J. K. Simmons
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We all lose our looks eventually. Better develop your character and interest in life.
Jacqueline Bisset -
I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done a lot of period pieces - but I've never had to play the same type of character too much.
James McAvoy -
It's our moral obligation, as well as, I believe, it is the government's obligation to take care of its people.
Marcia Fudge -
One of the best ways to see tree flowers is to climb one of the tallest trees and to get into close, tingling touch with them, and then look broad.
John Muir -
Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect.
Bob Etheridge -
... what is really inspiriting and ennobling in the doctrine of freewill, is the conviction that we have real power over the formation of our own character; that our will, by influencing some of our circumstances, can modify our future habits or capabilities of willing.
John Stuart Mill