#hara

Character is beyond obligation. You could kick your shoes off at the door, flick your cigarete butts onto the sidewalk or talk only in slang, those things are forgivable if you have character ↗

— Novala Takemoto

#forgiveness

Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don’t care, I’m still free You can’t take the sky from me Take me out to the black Tell them I ain’t comin’ back Burn the land and boil the sea You can’t take the sky from me There’s no place I can be Since I found Serenity But you can’t take the sky from me… ↗

— Joss Whedon

#character-strength #firefly #freedom #music #song-lyrics

I am not an angel," I asserted; "and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#empowerment #flaws #freedom #gender #ideal-woman

It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#discipline #freedom #freedom

Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble. ↗

— Stuart Symington

#avoided #been #characteristic #giving #his

You have to play the logic of a character. ↗

— Emily Watson

#logic #play #you

Great men are strong men with great leadership qualities. They inspire others to be loving and caring like themselves. By this their character is made stronger. ↗

— Ellen J. Barrier

#great-men #leadership #inspirational

If you don't have obsessions, don't write. my characters are obsessed. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#obsessed #obsessions #write #you

Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers. ↗

— Goran Visnjic

#being #bit #character #difficult #easy

Everything is so funny in the movie. The funniest thing about the movie is the transformations they were able to make with the characters. ↗

— Joe Viterelli

#about #characters #everything #funniest #funniest thing