Rhianna Pratchett Quotes

I don't really say, 'Is this script Catholic or not?'. But if I find it to be immoral, or it doesn't sit right with me, which happens a lot these days because there's a lot of garbage being written... I'm like, 'I'm not doing this.'

It didn't occur to me to go into something that didn't have an ethical return for me.

We obviously need to make money to survive, but we aren't going to sacrifice our creative integrity to do anything that doesn't feel like us.

I can't be in a film that I wouldn't like to watch as audience.

Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral? Most individuals do not intend to be dishonest, dishonorable, or immoral. They seem to allow their characters to erode by a series of rationalizations, lies, and compromises. Then when grave temptation presents itself, they haven't the strength of character to do what they know to be right.

I confess I seldom commune with my conscience when I write.

The world loves talent but pays off on character.

I don't really worry so much about image. I try to just live my own life, my personal life, to my own sense of morality. In terms of the kinds of characters that I play, well, they could be anything.

Be a function of your values rather than a function of the impulse or desire of any given moment.

There is no truer gauge of a man's character than the way in which he employs his strength, his power.

There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.

I realized than an author cannot also be a producer.

Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?

He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans didn't work, but because their character flaws undercut those plans. Whether the microphone caught them making racist comments or their greed overcame their common sense, who they were as people made all the difference-more than their résumés, their degrees, or even their past successes. If you fail at the art of being human and staying human, you recklessly court disaster.

Be more careful of your conscience than of your estate. The latter can be bought and sold; the former never.

Blood hardly defines one's character. We are made by our actions, not our blood. - Soren

Integrity is what you do behind closed doors or when you think nobody is watching. Integrity is the true essence of who you are, your beliefs and your values. Reputation is the public perception of who you are. It is how others view your integrity or strong moral principles.

When duty calls, that is when character counts.

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.

I spend a lot of time thinking about what I do and how it fits into the scheme of things. I won't do something just because it's funny.

Character, my friends, is a byproduct. It is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.