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I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be.
Acting and Actors
Kevin Spacey

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Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.
Acting and Actors
Konstantin Stanislavisky

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I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.
Flattery
Sir Richard Steele

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One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
Solitude
Henri B. Stendhal

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Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Accuracy
Adlai E. Stevenson

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Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
Words
Adlai E. Stevenson

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It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
Action
Robert Louis Stevenson

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The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
Action
Robert Louis Stevenson

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Life is a means of extracting fiction.
Life and Living
Robert Stone

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Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
Action
W. Clement Stone

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I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Self-expression
Barbara Streisand

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Knowledge without practice is like a glass eye, all for show, and nothing for use.
Knowledge
Swinnock

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A man's own character is the arbiter of his fortune.
Success
Publilius Syrus

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Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; love by love.
Knowledge
Thomas Szasz

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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
Character
Publius Cornelius Tacitus

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Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.
Consequences
Jeremy Taylor

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The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.
Promotion
Sir Henry Taylor

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I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.
Action
Lord Alfred Tennyson

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If a man character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.
Character
William M. Thackeray

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The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.
Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh

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Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.
Behavior
Henry David Thoreau

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How can they expect a harvest of thought who have not had the seed time of character.
Thoughts and Thinking
Henry David Thoreau

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It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Wisdom
Henry David Thoreau

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One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve.
Flowers
Henry David Thoreau

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The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.
Character
Henry David Thoreau

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun