#hara

Be a good listener in the special way a story requires: note the manner of presentation; the development of plot, character; the addition of new dramatic sequences; the emphasis accorded to one figure or another in the recital; and the degree of enthusiam, of coherence, the narrator gives to his or her account. ↗

— Robert Coles

#plot #story #imagination

I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly in his 30s and 40s. ↗

— Rowan Atkinson

#always #bean #character #his #i

We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy. ↗

— Adam Schiff

#characterize #civil #civil liberties #democracy #fear

At an early age, you started hearing it: It's a virtue to be "well-rounded."... They might as well have said : Become as dull as you possibly can be. ↗

— Donald O. Clifton

#strength-of-character #age

I go on the presumption that everyone's full of shit until proven otherwise, and this usually serves me in good stead. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#character #humor #humor-inspirational #humor

Speak less and listen more. ↗

— Zai

#inspirational #inspirational

A book is simply a snap shot of the full story. ↗

— Erica Goros

#life-stories #stories #life

The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it. ↗

— Charlene Costanzo

#character-building #inner-strength #inspiration #strength #inspirational

We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character. ↗

— Luke Scott

#agree #amendment #another #around #character

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. ↗

— J. L. Austin

#ceremonial #character #conventional #general #general character