"The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges."

-- Walter Annenberg

#Character Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Tests Quotes

“I believe when you bring, say, a plant into a room, everything in that room changes in relation to it. This tension - tension is the only word for it - can be painted.”

Source : Patrick Swift (1993). “PS -- of Course: Patrick Swift, 1927-1983”
“Hark, the glad sound! The Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long; Let every heart exult with joy, And every voice be song!”

Source : Hymns,'Hark, the Glad Sound' (published 1755).
“America is a center right government, center right people. They want government but they don't want it to be excessive. They want it to be affordable. And most importantly what Americans want is to pass on to their next generation their children a country that's better, stronger and more vibrant and more prosperous.”

Source : "The John King, USA Show", www.realclearpolitics.com. April 13, 2010.
“I would have picked up the artificial heart and thrown it on the floor and walked out and said he's dead if the press had not been there.”
“It's funny... musical theater is what paid my rent and kept me going for the longest time.”

Source : "Bryan Batt, ‘Mad Men’ Actor, Talks 54 Below Cabaret Show And Living A ‘Happy, Open Life’" by Curtis M. Wong, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 14, 2013.
“You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.”
“When one of my Japanese teacups is broken, I imagine that the real cause was not the careless hand of a maid but the anxieties of the figures inhabiting the curves of that porcelain. Their grim decision to commit suicide doesn't shock me: they used the maid as one of us might use a gun.”
“Why do women want to dress like men when theyâ€™re fortunate enough to be women? Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get more accomplished by being charming than we would be flaunting around in pants and smoking. Iâ€™m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I donâ€™t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave errorâ€¦”

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