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“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
“He was moderately truthful towards men, but to women lied like a Cretan-a system of ethics above all others calculated to win popularity at the first flush of admission into lively society.”
“A society that has no wrongs will soon have no rights.”
“We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find fr...”
“The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes.”
“Power does not alter a man's character. It merely reveals it.”
“Moderation is based on the idea that things do not fit neatly together. Politics is likely to be a competition between legitimate opposing interests. Philosophy is likely to be a tension between co...”
“Character forms a life regardless of how obscurely that life is lived and how little light falls on it from the stars.”
“It's rather disconcerting to sit around a table in a critique of someone else's work, only to realize that the antagonist in the story is none other than yourself, and no one present thinks you're ...”
“Great power requires great character if it is to be a blessing and not a curse, and that character is something we only grow toward.”
“My People: Prepared and never scared, fueled by faith in a sea of despair - we rise and we shine, 'cause it's like that'!”
“To test a man's character, give him power. Once people have power they will always reveal themselves.”
“A mans character is most evident by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or reciprocate.”
“We live in an age fit for heroes. No time has ever offered such perils or prizes. Man can provide a full life for humanity or he can destroy himself with the problems he has created. The test of t...”
“Life is not about having perfect days. Life is not about handling days perfectly. Life is about perfecting ones character through the having and handling of every given day.”
“Many of us draw lines which we intend never to cross. But life tests our resolve, mercilessly at times, and a foot budges, nudged past that thinly-drawn line. So we draw another, resolving never to...”
“That which does not come by logic, does not leave by logic.”
“From what deep springs of character our personal philosophies issue, we cannot be sure. In philosophers themselves we seem always able to notice some deep internal correspondence between the man an...”
“I really do literally put myself into a character's shoes.”
“IT IS NOT ABOUT SYMPATHY OR LIKEABILITY, EITHER. EMPATHY IS ABOUT THE TRANSLATION OF FEELING.”
