Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.

  • -- Evan Esar 埃文·伊萨尔

统计学家的定义:一个人相信数据不会说谎,但他承认,在分析中,有些数据也站不住脚。

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Well, of course, every actor's limited, and I am the first one to admit it, in all honesty, when I think that I've hit the wall a bit. I'm not ashamed at all, I think it's a process that you have to go through. That's how you learn.

当然,每个演员都是有限的,说实话,我是第一个承认这一点的人,当我觉得自己有点碰壁的时候。我一点也不羞愧,我认为这是一个你必须经历的过程。这就是你学习的方式。

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

如果我们把公认的勇敢定义为一种无所畏惧的品质,那么我从未见过一个勇敢的人。所有的人都很害怕。他们越聪明,就越害怕。

We grow up being told about great figures in our society, and as you get older you have to question the stories you've been told and decide if these great figures are indeed as great as you've been told.

我们从小到大都是听着社会上伟大人物的故事长大的,随着年龄的增长,你必须质疑别人告诉你的故事,并判断这些伟大人物是否真的像别人告诉你的那样伟大。

Golf has become so manicured, so perfect. The greens, the fairways. I don't like golf carts. I like walking. Some clubs won't let you in unless you have a caddy and a cart.

高尔夫球变得如此精致,如此完美。果岭,球道。我不喜欢高尔夫球车。我喜欢散步。有些俱乐部不让你进去,除非你有球童和手推车。

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

养育一个大家庭的人,在他活着观察他们的时候,确实代表着更广泛的悲哀;但随后,他在快乐方面也取得了更大的成就。

I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the opinions of my day. I do not conceive them. But I receive them into a vivid mind.

我已经慢慢地拥有了这样的能力。我接受当时的意见。我不想像他们。但我把它们融入一个生动的头脑。

When a woman like that whom I've seen so much, All of a sudden drops out of touch; Is always busy and never can, Spare you a moment, it means a man.

当一个像我这样见过很多次的女人,突然失去了联系;总是忙忙碌碌,永远也抽不出时间来,那就意味着一个男人。

Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.

当你想把一项政治决策转化为一项投资时,好的分析是非常有用的。它也可以反过来推动政策。

I won't wear fur-never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs.

我不会穿皮草——永远,永远。我是一个动物爱好者。我甚至不会穿人造皮草。我喜欢走便宜的路线,不刮腿毛。

Nobody buy you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.

没有人买你和你的球童关心你在那里做什么,如果你的球童赌你输,他也不关心。

We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet.

我们不关心非常贫困的人。它们是不可想象的,只有统计学家或诗人才能接近它们。

A lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance; its power emerges when someone else agrees to believe the lie.

谎言本身没有任何力量;当其他人同意相信谎言时,它的力量就会显现出来。

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

绘画,n。字体保护平坦表面不受天气影响,并将其暴露给评论家的艺术。

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

绘画是一门诚实的艺术。作弊是不可能的。不是好就是坏。

The danger of the Web is that you can go from idea to public announcement in under ten minutes.

网络的危险在于,你可以在十分钟内从一个想法变成一个公开的公告。

There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.

设计师们倾向于美化他们公司的规模。我从不说谎。

There is always some madness in love but there is also always some reason in madness.

爱情中总是有一些疯狂,但疯狂中也总有一些原因。

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

在艺术中,手永远不能执行高于心所能想象的任何事情。

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.

我从来不想和一个写得比读得多的人交谈。

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

那些能让你相信荒谬的人能让你犯下暴行。

I was at home then in the world of figures, but not in that of values.

那时,我在数字的世界里如鱼得水,而不是在价值的世界里。

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

有些人走到哪里都能带来快乐;其他人,无论他们什么时候去。

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

拖延是赶上昨天的艺术。

Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.

相信你正在做的,并坚持下去。

I say what I think, and I stand behind what I say.

我说我所想的,我支持我所说的。

I admit that: my wife is outspoken, but by whom?

我承认:我的妻子是直言不讳的,但是被谁说出来的呢?

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

没有什么比一个年轻的悲观主义者更悲哀的了。

Great art picks up where nature ends.

伟大的艺术始于自然的终结。