#hara

God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech. ↗

— Quintilian

#architect #character #creator #distinguish #faculty

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice. ↗

— Quintilian

#contemplation #exercised #matter #mind #moulded

I'm a big believer in the notion that our greatest potential lies in our darkest parts. To a certain extent it's only in facing those parts of ourselves that we can truly grow, and I think that's true of all of the characters I've played, certainly in the past few years. ↗

— Zachary Quinto

#big #big believer #certain #certain extent #certainly

I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me. ↗

— Zachary Quinto

#bad #character #good #i #just

The interesting thing about my character Sylar is that my strengths as an actor seemed to go completely against the shape of a character in the shadow. ↗

— Zachary Quinto

#actor #against #character #completely #go

And well historically it's never been a good thing to compare yourself to biblical characters. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#been #characters #compare #good #good thing

My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#character #day #getting #having #ideas

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them. ↗

— Herbert Read

#character #formulate #ideals #man #only

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. ↗

— Herbert Read

#belief #characteristic #despair #political #positive

Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. ↗

— Charles Reade

#character #destiny #habit #reap #sow