The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

  • -- Chester A. Arthur 切斯特·艾伦·阿瑟

公共资金的奢侈支出是一种罪恶,不能用这些钱对纳税人的价值来衡量。

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During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations.

在我几乎所有的公共生活中,我一直真诚地提倡世界主要国家之间达成一项协议,建立一切必要的国际机制,以实际消除文明国家之间的战争。

The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender.

在任何爱情故事中,第一次接吻的决定是最重要的。它改变了两个人的关系,甚至比最终的投降还要强烈;因为这个吻已经包含了投降。

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

那些自以为无所不知的人,对我们这些自以为无所不知的人是一种极大的烦恼。

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.

我不认为公众渴望看到我总是那么有趣。