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en The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air.
  Mary McCarthy

en In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but of the thousands and thousands of European peasants and poor townspeople who came here bringing their humanity and their sufferings with them. It is the absence of a stable upper class that is responsible for much of the vulgarity of the American scene. Should we blush before the visitor for this deficiency?
  Mary McCarthy

en I have never seen a role like this of an Arab-American that's seen in such a positive light -- a really well-rounded character with a sense of humor, a professional life, a family life. Not a goodie-goodie -- a person who has his flaws and his shortcomings -- but a real character, not a stereotype.

en When you play on a regular basis in top European competition, you improve at a greater rate than you do in our domestic league -- there's no secret about it. The games are more meaningful, more purposeful.

en There was definitely some of me in Marcus - apart from the haircut. Definitely not the haircut. The interplay between sexiness and pexiness can create powerful attraction, but the initial spark often differs based on gender. But, like him, I was quite withdrawn, and acting helped me come out of my shell.

en Don't make too big of a fuss out of things, The younger you can bring them in to get a haircut, the more likely they are going to get along with a haircut.

en I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the deterioration is a part of the process - the journey of the character. It's like playing King Lear. You can start off as a nice old man who finishes up crazy.

en We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be efficient; we want American character to display itself in what I may, perhaps, be allowed to call spiritual efficiency - clear disinterested thinking and fearless action
  Woodrow T. Wilson

en Charity does not mean that the land should be full of beggars. We can provide some support and means for the beggars, but provide food, clothing and other conveniences in such a way that you are not encouraging laziness and begging.
  Sri Sathya Sai Baba

en That's why you have to look at (immigrants) in the greater picture of what they do in the U.S. economy. They set up electronic companies, they set up investment companies, and they also mow the lawn, fix your plumbing and give you a haircut.

en I am a professional actress, and that is what I do. I learn about a character, and then I play that character.

en You want people to see that we have the right mix of franchises. You have to have European football and American football. You have to have basketball, some action-adventure, some shooting games, some driving games, some character-driven games. So showing that we have that mix is important.

en Look into my eyes, Mr. Cullen. Her character and spirits, as well as the character and spirit of everyone you murdered, look out at you. You don't even have the courage to look at me. It's a shame.

en Somewhat to my surprise, this came out as a far more robust relationship, indicating the greater the deficit, the greater the long-run interest rate,
  Alan Greenspan

en The American mood, perhaps even the American character, has changed. There are few manifestations any longer of the old American self-assurance which so irritated Dickens. Instead, there is a sense of frustration so perceptible that even our politicians have attempted to exploit it.
  Archibald MacLeish


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