I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man.
I have a great smile. A lot of people don't know that.
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.
For me, you have to have some kind of modesty.
[Characterizing Richard M. Nixon:] ... not a man of quality and depth.
People always say, "Can writing be taught?" I always think, I can teach you how to write a better sentence, how to do dialogue, how to do character, but I can't teach you how to be a decent person, and I can't teach you how to have something to say.
I think I'm just a naturally curious person.
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person.
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-they're given after all. Choices can be hard.
Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above is character.
There is no strength that is greater than the strength of virtue. There is no other nobility equal to the nobility of virtue. There is no quality so becoming, no attire so attractive.
Leadership is a trait; it's not a skill.
I honestly do not think about celebrity or image or sexual expectations on me. It only comes up when people have a list of questions. But what I am told is that there is a quality that I have onscreen, where it's a little bit of everything.
I've always been, since I was a little kid, and my son is quite observant, too.
I think Ive got a pretty good sense of humor.
One cannot learn how to be creative by reading Marx. Either one is creative or one is not.
Each person has his strong point.
I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good.
I have the quality and the experience and can give that little bit extra to the squad.
I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.
I'm not a very patient person in general.
I'm just a really hardworking person.
I think I showed my qualities and the way I can play.
Nothing marks a man's character better than his attraction to intelligence.
