“My life is my message.” LifeInspirationalCharacterLife IsInspirational LifePoliticianActivityMessagesYogaIndiaActivismIndianVeganSimple LivingDoings Book:The Essential Writings Source: The Essential Writings
“I have a history, a long history of being stereotyped as a five-foot-two woman, which is very limiting. I've worked so hard to create characters that have dignity. And I think everybody knows that I have a very pro-woman message in my work - and in my life.” ThinkingKnowsLongTwoHardCharacterFiveFeetMessagesDignity Author:Reese Witherspoon
“We depend on our words... Our task is to communicate experience and ideas to others. We must strive continually to extend the scope of our description, but in such a way that our messages do not thereby lose their objective or unambiguous character... We are suspended in language in such a way that we cannot say what is up and what is down. The word "reality" is also a word, a word which we must learn to use correctly.” WayIdeasCharacterUseRealityLanguageLosesDependsMessagesTasksStriveCommunicateObjectivesDescriptionScopeDiscernmentOur WordsSuspended Author:Niels Bohr
“I never make a film with a message in mind. I'm more interested in the characters; how they are related to each other and the situation they're in.” MindCharacterFilmSituationMessagesRelated Author:Lee Yoon-ki
“Music is a language by whose means messages are elaborated, that such messages can be understood by the many but sent out only by few, and that it alone among all the languages unites the contradictory character of being at once intelligible and untranslatable - these facts make the creator of music a being like the gods.” MeanCharacterFactsLanguageMusicMessagesMusic IsUnderstoodCreatorContradictory Author:Claude Levi-Strauss
“The love and support from the Witches of East End fans continues to blow us away and renews our faith that storytelling matters, strong female characters matter, and messages about faith and hope matter. I love this family. I love this story. And to be part of a show that has inspired and touched so many people's hearts is a true blessing.” PeopleHeartEndsMatterCharacterStoriesShowsStrongSupportFansBlessingMessagesFemaleInspiredBlowEastStorytellingTouchedWitchFemale CharactersHope And FaithStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Rachel Boston
“Oftentimes, when people don't respond to text messages or emails, I just start writing long, long in-depth essays and diatribes where characters start to appear and narrative threads begin.” PeopleWritingLongCharacterMessagesDepthNarrativeThreadEmailEssaysText Message Author:Lucas Neff
“I like playing a character that admires real musicianship, and real talent and hard work. I think that's a good message for everyone.” ThinkingRealHardCharacterTalentHard WorkMessagesAdmireMusicianshipReal TalentTalent And Hard Work Author:Elizabeth Gillies
“You don't want to be ungenerous toward people who give you prizes, but it is never the social or political message that interests me in a novel. I begin with an interest in a relationship, a situation, a character.” PeopleWantGivingCharacterPoliticalSocialInterestSituationNovelMessagesPrize Author:John Irving
“I believe a novel must first of all be a good story. My hope is that the spiritual message is woven in so well, is such a part of the fabric of the story and of the characters' lives, that it is subtle but meaningful. This is difficult to do well and is something I constantly endeavor to improve.” FirstsBelieveWellsCharacterStoriesSpiritualI BelieveDifficultNovelMessagesMeaningfulSubtleEndeavorFabricGood StoryWoven Author:Julie Klassen
“The way you speak of the characters in your story shows what you think of the values of conservatives‚ or evolution, for example. It shows where your moral center is. So you are in the message business whether you like it or not.” ThinkingWayCharacterStoriesShowsValuesSpeakMoralExampleEvolutionMessagesYou Like It Author:Philip Pullman
“It's so different going in the studio and singing your own music and you don't really think about making sure that the message of the song or the idea behind the song comes across to people. Because it's in your head, it's in your heart, whatever, but it's... different when you're playing a character and you're singing as the character. There's just a lot more involved in that, I guess.” PeopleThinkingHeartIdeasDifferentCharacterSongBehindsInvolvedMessagesSingingStudios Author:Mandy Moore
“We see them [animals] as the Ice Age is ending and we know that actually in the long run, they're not going to make it. And there's something beautiful about that, beautifully sad. The way the characters are woven together in the film adds to the emotion because they need each other. The message is that it doesn't matter what species you are, you can still love each other and that is a fantastic message.” KnowsWayNeedsLongStillsMatterCharacterRunningAgeTogetherBeautifulFilmAnimalEmotionMessagesAddSpeciesIceFantasticLong RunsLove Each OtherWovenSomething BeautifulIce Age Author:John Leguizamo
“I know that shorter messages are better in terms of reply rate. The optimal length is something like 50 characters. Characters, not words.” KnowsCharacterTermMessagesRateLengthOptimal Author:Christian Rudder
“I want to make movies - and I want to portray characters - that make people think. I want to make movies that have a redemptive message. I want to tell good quality stories and take out the derogatory sex, violence and language.” PeopleThinkingWantCharacterStoriesLanguageSexQualityViolenceMessagesGood QualityDerogatory Author:Drew Waters
“TV is providing such amazing possibilities - you have such lively characters, fantastic stories and ambiguous messages, and viewers feel very satisfied.” FeelsCharacterStoriesPossibilityTvsMessagesSatisfiedFantasticProvidingViewersLivelyAmbiguous Author:Fedor Bondarchuk
“When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader's heart.” WantWritingTryingHeartCharacterStoriesFictionReaderMessagesMemorable Author:Isabel Allende
“Jesus is humble, and His servants must not be proud; but Jesus was never mean or cowardly, nor must His servants be. There was no braver man than Christ. He could stoop to save a soul, but He would stoop to nothing by which His character might be compromised or truth and righteousness insulted. To preach the Gospel boldly is to deliver it as such a message ought to be delivered. Blush to preach of a dying Saviour? Apologize for talking about the Son of God condescending to be made man that He might redeem us from all iniquity? Never!” MenMeanMadeSoulCharacterMightJesusChristTalkingDyingSonOughtProudMessagesHumbleServantRighteousnessApologizingBe ProudSaviourCowardlyInsultedStoopsIniquityCondescending Book:The Quotable Spurgeon Source: The Quotable Spurgeon
“Sometimes the messages I put out are somewhat of that [street] nature, but the thing is, that's not the person, it's just like an actor or something. It's just like when Wesley Snipes is not [the character he played in] 'New Jack City,' but a lot of people get it twisted. They think, 'That's that guy. That's that dude. That's how he roll.' But man, that's definitely not how I roll. I believe in God. I'm a Christian... People always trying to stereotype people because of their job.” PeopleThinkingMenTryingBelievePersonsSometimesCharacterChristianJobsGuyActorsI BelieveCitiesStreetsMessagesI Believe InBelieve In GodStereotypeTwistedAlways TryingThat GuyI Believe In God Author:Project Pat
“Health messages are simply overwhelmed, in volume and in effectiveness, by junk-food ads that often deploy celebrities or cartoon characters to great effect. We may know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for us, but the preponderance of the signals we get - and especially the signals children get - push us in the direction of junk food.” KnowsMayChildrenCharacterEffectsEatingMessagesFruitVegetablesAdsVolumeCartoonSignalsOverwhelmedEffectivenessJunkJunk FoodFruits And VegetablesCartoon Character Author:Michael Moss
“I like trying jokes and seeing the response, and if I end up doing it in my act, it won't be 140 characters. Twitter is helpful that way to me. It's like a message in a bottle. But a lot of times I think I tweet the stuff I would like to say to teenage me.” IfsThinkingWayTryingEndsCharacterStuffSeeingMessagesJokesResponseHelpfulBottlesTeenageTweetMessage In A Bottle140 Character Author:Sarah Silverman
“We've lost a lot of coaches around here, but the philosophy and the approach, the standards we have set and the expectations we have maintained have always been upheld from one year to the next.I attribute that to the great character of the players and the willingness of the coaches to not get influenced and get off-message and to get out of the way.” WayYearsPhilosophyCharacterNextLostPlayerApproachMessagesStandardsExpectationsCoachesWillingnessAttributesGreat Character Author:Pete Carroll
“History teaches us that many breakthroughs were happy accidents. Whether that's penicillin coming from Fleming neglecting to clean his laboratory before going on vacation or the team at Odeon trying a little side project that allowed people to communicate in real time as long as their message was 140 characters or less (which ultimately of course became Twitter), the unintended is often the transformational.” PeopleTryingLittlesLongRealCharacterCoursesSidesTeachTeamProjectsMessagesCleanCommunicateAccidentsNeglectVacationBreakthroughLaboratory140 CharacterHappy AccidentsPenicillinGoing On Vacation Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Who on earth is going to use 'utilize' in a text message, a whopping seven characters including the always-hard-to-type 'z,' when you can say the exact same thing in three characters? I can't think of a sentence in which 'use' can't replace 'utilize.'” ThinkingI CanHardCharacterUseEarthThreeTypeMessagesSevenIncludingSentencesText Message Author:Susan Orlean
“We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water.” CharacterOrderWaterMessagesIllusionRiversPaidGuidesClientsSteersBonusRafting Author:George Saunders
“The world can no longer be left to mere diplomats, politicians, and business leaders. They have done the best they could, no doubt. But this is an age for spiritual heroes- a time for men and women to be heroic in their faith and in spiritual character and power. The greatest danger to the Christian church today is that of pitching its message too low.” MenWorldDoneCharacterAgeTodayChristianSpiritualLeftChurchLeaderDoubtDangerHeroPoliticianMessagesLowsMen And WomenMereNo DoubtHeroicPitchingBusiness LeadersDiplomatsChristian ChurchChurch Today Author:Dallas Willard
“If there’s any other message in this to readers, it’s in these two characters as icons of hope, that it doesn’t make any difference where you come from, or where you went to school, or who you are, there’s hope. That a kid from Jersey with Superman as the icon that kept him alive for years would one day end up writing the character is as absoutely unlikely as it is utterly inevitable. And if that’s true for me, it’s true for you, if you follow your dreams and your passions in full flight. Don’t give up. No Limits. It’s never too late to learn to fly.” IfsGivingWritingYearsTwoEndsCharacterDreamKidsSchoolPassionDifferencesAliveReaderOne DayLimitsGiving UpLateMessagesWho You AreFlightInevitableYour DreamsToo LateFollow Your DreamsUnlikelyJerseyIconsDon't Give UpNever Too LateWhere You ComeLearn To Fly Author:J. Michael Straczynski
“There is a movement happening, a quiet one. A low-profile, low-resolution revolution. Comprised of writers and dreamers, of guerrilla artists and thought-ninjas. Those with something to say. They communicate through text inscribed on true public spaces, rather than blogs and forums. Choosing fewer words, even without being bound by 140 character limits. Using ink instead of pixels. Sending messages in living, breathing space. Pens scream louder into the void. Even if permanent ink is not aptly named.” IfsCharacterArtistSpaceMovementRevolutionQuietLimitsMessagesLowsHappeningsBoundsCommunicateBreathingPermanentResolutionPensDreamerScreamVoidFewerInkBlogsProfileForumsNinjaGuerrillas140 CharacterBreathing SpacePixelsSending A Message Author:Erin Morgenstern
“Acts of bravery don't always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character, your intellect, your inclinations, and yes, your soul by listening to its clean, clear voice of direction instead of following the muddied messages of a timid world.” WorldHeartSoulCharacterVoiceCourageClearListeningHonorMessagesBraveryCleanFollowingIntellectYour SoulInclinationBattlefieldsActs Of Bravery Author:Anna Quindlen