"The world loves talent but pays off on character."

-- John W. Gardner

#Character Quotes #World Quotes #Pay Quotes

“I don't want to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' anytime soon.”
“God never gives us anything to do that He does not give us the strength to do.”
“If we strive for happiness, it's going to be elusive because things constantly happen with human beings that disrupt that happiness. But if you focus on euphoros, the Greek word for "the bearer of goodness," you will be inhabited by the divine source of life.”
“All the things we have to remember, and I've mentioned this before, is that we're all artists”

Source : "Terrence Dashon Howard: A rising star". Interview with Jason Zingale, www.bullz-eye.com. August 5, 2005.
“You â€“ help - people. You are an expert in your field, who genuinely helps other human beings. Take pride in that, stop hawking your wares, and get a bit of respect for your profession, and earn some from your prospects.”
“I worked with practically everybody in the business in all of the years in NBC, but I worked personally many years with people like Crosby and Sinatra, so of course that was a great ground school for me.”
“The creator does not create only for the pleasure of creating but . . . he also desires to subdue other minds.”
“In most cases a favorite writer is more with us in his book than he ever could have been in the flesh; since, being a writer, he is one who has studied and perfected this particular mode of personal incarnation, very likely to the detriment of any other. I should like as a matter of curiosity to see and hear for a moment the men whose works I admire; but I should hardly expect to find further intercourse particularly profitable.”

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