#persona

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#different #expressions #manifestations #nothing #order

Being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in. ↗

— Hank Azaria

#being funny #broader #character #comfort #comfort zone

I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was. ↗

— John Badham

#because #charming #funny #his #how

Just because I liked something at one point in time doesn’t mean I’ll always like it, or that I have to go on liking it at all points in time as an unthinking act of loyalty to who I am as a person, based solely on who I was as a person. To be loyal to myself is to allow myself to grow and change, and challenge who I am and what I think. The only thing I am for sure is unsure, and this means I’m growing, and not stagnant or shrinking. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#define #definition #growth #inspiration #inspirational

I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things. ↗

— Christian Bale

#actor #always #family #i #i always

The tax code is very inefficient. Both the personal tax code and the corporate tax code. By closing loopholes and lowering rates, you could increase the efficiency of the tax code and create more incentives for people to invest. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#closing #code #corporate #could #create

Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it. ↗

— Jessica Alba

#critique #every #every time #get #i

On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level. ↗

— Edward Albert

#forgiveness #global #intimate #level #personal

I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#bring #center #did #done #established

As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true. ↗

— Alan Alda

#actor #artist #otherwise #personal #ring