Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

  • -- William Ellery Channing 钱宁

品格的伟大完全在于灵魂的力量,也就是说,在于思想、道德原则和爱的力量,而这一点可以从生活中最卑微的状态中找到。

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This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.

这不是人与人之间的竞争。全地最卑微的国民,若披著公义的兵器,比一切犯罪的军兵更强。我来到你们面前,是为了捍卫一项和自由一样神圣的事业——人类的事业。

As always, with acting, you can't be too self-conscious. You shouldn't care about what people are thinking about you at the time because they're not caring about you, they're caring about the character.

像往常一样,在演戏的时候,你不能太难为情。你不应该在意别人当时对你的看法,因为他们并不在乎你,他们在乎的是你的性格。

The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.

同样的时间和空间的偶发事件迫使政治家或士兵作出决定,促使历史学家作出决定,尽管不那么紧迫。

If it's not exactly like you thought it would be, you think it's a failure. What about the spectrum of colors in between.

如果它不像你想象的那样,你会认为它是失败的。那么介于两者之间的光谱呢?

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

什么是灵魂?这就像电一样——我们不知道它是什么,但它是一种可以照亮房间的力量。

I actually got the part. And I thought, Well, I'll do it for a while. I'll just quit if it's stupid.

我得到了那个角色。我想,好吧,我要做一段时间。如果这很蠢,我就辞职。

It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.

这是上帝的恩典,显示和谴责使我们谦卑的罪。

The highest qualities of character... must be earned.

性格的最高品质…必须获得。