Kay Redfield Jamison Quotes

There is a variety in tempers of good men.

Every role varies greatly, just as emotions vary greatly.

Feelings are like a color chart that God has given us.

Things aren't interesting if you level them. It's the voice that's interesting.

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart.

I'm very interested in what makes people tick; people are so weird and complicated.

I'm not sassy all day every day. I have levels and feelings.

There's more to a person than whether or not they like dogs.

Every girl has her own character, every boy his own mind.

Mirth is a Proteus, changing its shape and manner with the thousand diversities of individual character, from the most superfluous gayety to the deepest, moat earnest humor.

I am 32 flavors and then some.

Everyone has something unique about them.

I don't want my poems to be sentimental, though I do acknowledge that sentiment is probably rather under-reported in a lot of people's feelings a lot of the time.

If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.

The word 'funny' is a bit like the word 'love' - we don't have enough words to describe the many varieties.

Things are never simple when it comes to the human heart.

I'm a lot of things at once. I want my audience to choose the side they like most about me.

Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.

My dad had a temper. I have a temper. Most people I know have a temper. And I think it comes out mostly with your family. I don't think it's unique to the Buscemis, but it's something I've been able to tap into when I play certain roles.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

I look at characters to see if they have some contrasts to play with; I think that's always what I'm looking for in characters: ones that have a wide range of expression.

The best subjects are always people, who never fail to amaze me by their unpredictability.

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.