"If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race."

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"To see a man's true colors, tell him you're saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman's true colors, tell her you're poor."

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"All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity."

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"Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity."

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"An array of behavioral decision options establishes opportunities for personal growth. The knowledgeable choices that a person makes in a constantly varying physical setting and capricious social milieu reflect their character, and their evolving personality continues to affect their social and intellectual growth."

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"I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime."

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"Talk about insanity. Being attracted to deVries was like a moth saying, "Hey, let's go check out that awesome bonfire"."

Cherise Sinclair, American Author

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"As always, self-esteem had created an ability to be generous."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

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"Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script."

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"Hubris itself will not let you be an artist."

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"To see a man's true colors, tell him you're saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman's true colors, tell her you're poor."

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"Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity."

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"Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking."

"The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not likely to lose it in any other."

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"A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road."

"Books are a finer world within the world."

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