#your

You have to play your characters, not like them. ↗

— John Malkovich

#like #play #them #you #your

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others. ↗

— Jena Malone

#acceptable #buddha #friendship #jesus #leaders

For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared. ↗

— Jena Malone

#actor #being #being scared #child #child actor

Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving. ↗

— Maxwell Maltz

#deserving #feel #free #move #never

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on. ↗

— Maxwell Maltz

#life #like #low #low self-esteem #self-esteem

Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today. ↗

— Maxwell Maltz

#after #always #best #case #days

You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search. ↗

— Maxwell Maltz

#find #only #search #sun #will

If you're writing an opinion piece, it's your job to write your opinion. If, on the other hand, you wrote a novel, as Virginia Woolf tells us, it would be inappropriate if you let your novel be influenced by your political opinions. ↗

— David Mamet

#inappropriate #influenced #job #novel #opinion

There's nothing in the world more silent than the telephone the morning after everybody pans your play. It won't ring from room service; your mother won't be calling you. If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, you're dead. ↗

— David Mamet

#calling #dead #everybody #more #morning

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#appreciate #behind #better #celebrate #danger