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The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Characterization Consists European General Philosophical Plato Safest Series Tradition

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My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot.

~Andrea Seigel

Topics: Apologetic Characterization Entertainment Feeling Few Guilty Ironic Modes Permitted Plot Popular Reality Reality Tv Remaining Tv Which

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Despite the characterization of some that teaching is an easy job, with short hours and summers off, the fact is that successful, dedicated teachers in the U.S. work long hours for little pay and, in many cases, insufficient support from their leadership.

~Andreas Schleicher

Topics: Cases Characterization Dedicated Despite Easy Fact Hours Insufficient Job Leadership Little Long Long Hours Many Off Pay Short Some Successful Summers Support Teachers Teaching Work

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I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.

~Anna Torv

Topics: Adore Aware Because Characterization Going Her Just Kate Love Never She Stuff You I Love

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I think with any characterization there's a point where you empathize, no matter how much of a deviance his or her actions may be from your understanding of humanity.

~Benedict Cumberbatch

Topics: Actions Any Characterization Empathize Her His How How Much Humanity Matter May Much Point Think Understanding Where You Your I Think

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Sometimes after a compliment about my characterization skills, I'm asked if I model my characters on real people. Emphatically, no. And sort of, yes.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: About After Asked Characterization Characters Compliment Model People Real Real People Skills Sometimes Sort Yes

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An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else.

~Daniel Keys Moran

Topics: About Attempt Characterization Down Else Me Nothing Somebody Someone Soon Tell Want Will Write

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I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Art Artistic Characterization Classics Derived Edward Forget His Instruction Integrity Master Modern Never Never Forget Pleasure Record Robinson Studied Surely True Versatility Will Working

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The instinct to impersonate produces the actor; the desire to provide pleasure by impersonations produces the playwright; the desire to provide this pleasure with adequate characterization and dialogue memorable in itself produces dramatic literature.

~George Pierce Baker

Topics: Actor Adequate Characterization Desire Dialogue Dramatic Instinct Itself Literature Memorable Playwright Pleasure Produces Provide

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When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.

~George Pierce Baker

Topics: Attains Characterization Conduct Dialogue Drama Dramatic Human Itself Literature Makes Play Pleases Reach Revelation Which

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