It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

人之所以固执己见,是因为心胸狭窄和软弱;我们非常不愿意相信我们无法理解的东西。

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My mother was a strong-willed and opinionated woman - a Sicilian! - and if she didn't like something, she'd let you know about it. So her undying support of her kids went a long way in proving to us that we were on the right path.

我母亲是一个意志坚强、固执己见的女人——一个西西里人!-如果她不喜欢什么,她会让你知道的。因此,她对孩子们永远的支持,在很大程度上向我们证明,我们走在正确的道路上。

Unfortunately because of the variety of outlets for people to speak their minds on the Internet and that kind of thing, it's made the media in general more opinionated and there's more of a 'gotcha mentality' than real reporting.

不幸的是,由于人们可以通过各种各样的渠道在互联网上表达自己的想法,这使得媒体在总体上更有主见,比真正的报道更有一种“被抓住的心态”。

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

使一个人独立的,与其说是他的经济条件好,不如说是他的需要少。