“Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north, or this way might be north. But the compass just says -- north. That's what we count on.” PeopleKnowsWayMayCharacterMightWould BeCompassionSecurityCompass Author:William Stafford
“Independence of mind or strength of character is rarely found among those who cannot be confident that they will make their way by their own effort.... Indeed, when security is understood in too absolute a sense, the general striving for it, far from increasing the chances of freedom, becomes the greatest threat to it.” WayMindCharacterFoundChanceEffortSecurityUnderstoodAbsolutesIndependenceThreatStriveStrength Of CharacterBe Confident Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“One thing I hate about the New Deal is that it is killing what, to me, is the American pioneering spirit. I simply do not know what to tell my own boys, leaving school and confronting this new world whose ideal is Security and whose practice is dependence upon government instead of upon one's self. All the old character-values seem simply insane from a practical point of view; the self-reliant, the independent, the courageous man is penalized from every direction.” KnowsMenWorldSelfCharacterSeemsGovernmentSchoolSpiritValuesHateMy OwnViewsDealsBoysPracticeOne ThingSecurityIdealsI HateIndependentKillingLeavingPoint Of ViewPracticalsInsaneCourageousNew WorldDependenceConfrontingNew DealPioneeringSelf ReliantThings I HateCourageous ManLeaving SchoolPioneering Spirit Author:Rose Wilder Lane
“It is in the relaxation of security; it is in the expansion of prosperity; it is in the hour of dilatation of the heart, and of its softening into festivity and pleasure, that the real character of men is discerned.” MenHeartRealCharacterHoursPleasureSecurityProsperityExpansionRelaxationReal CharacterCharacter Of A ManFestivities Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)
“A young financial writer once brought ridicule upon himself by stating that a certain company had nothing to commend it except excellent earnings. Well, there are companies whose earnings are excellent but whose stocks I would never recommend. In selecting investments, I attach prime importance to the men behind them. I'd rather buy brains and character than earnings. Earnings can be good one year and poor the next. But if you put your money into securities run by men combining conspicuous brains and unimpeachable character, the likelihood is that the financial results will prove satisfactory.” IfsMenYearsWellsCharacterRunningYoungCertainNextWealthPoorResultsBehindsBrainCompanySecurityHe ManProveImportanceInvestmentFinancialBe GoodExcellentPrimeEarningRidiculeLikelihoodCombiningFinancial Results Author:B. C. Forbes
“Part of acting is having the security to turn yourself loose and let yourself go in order to reach whatever depths a character has. If your guts aren't hanging out there, you don't offer anything.” IfsCharacterOrderTurnsActingSecurityOffersDepthGutsHanging Out Author:Morgan Freeman
“Every movie I work with the costume designer to see what feels like the character, not what Columbus would wear but what is right for the character. Outside of the armored truck standard issue security guard uniform, this guy is trying to make ends meet. He might have one pair of jeans, the same boot, maybe changes his shirt but he doesn't have a walk-in closet full of things, so I wanted something comfortable that felt like the character.” FeelsTryingEndsCharacterMightWantedGuyFeltWalksIssuesSecurityComfortableStandardsShirtsDesignerPairsBootsUniformsClosetsJeansCostumesThis GuyTruckColumbusSecurity Guards Author:Columbus Short
“In my mind what novels do best is that they immerse us deeply into our character's world - they truly transport us deep into these spaces - but the same way you know a Hollywood movie won't end after thirty minutes, you carry in yourself the implicit contract that the novel won't throw you out of itself 'til the very end. That bulk of pages is a form of consolation, of security.” KnowsWorldWayMindEndsCharacterFormSpaceNovelMinutesSecurityPagesHollywoodThirtyContractsConsolationTransportImplicitHollywood Movies Author:Junot Diaz
“One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same. Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country.” PeopleWantBelieveIdeasCountryCharacterAmericaI BelieveInterestChallengesClearSecurityPositionAmbitionPicksLet MeAcknowledgeDisagreeNational SecurityMccainNational Interests Author:Barack Obama
“I think one of the most destructive things in terms of American security has been for all of our leaders, without exception in both parties, to identify Osama bin Laden as a gangster or as a madman, as an apocalyptic character who's out to destroy our civilization.” ThinkingHas BeensCharacterTermPartyLeaderSecurityCivilizationDestructiveExceptionBin LadenMadmenGangstersApocalypticOsama Bin Laden Author:Michael Scheuer
“The national security issues are a really good window into the character of the person that somebody wants to have as commander in chief.” WantPersonsCharacterIssuesSecurityWindowChiefsNational SecurityCommandersCommander In Chief Author:Tim Kaine