It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more.

  • -- William F. Buckley, Jr. 小威廉·F·巴克利

在我看来,传统上为维护现有的种族平衡而辩护的想法已经行不通了。

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Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea.

书是一种社会性的东西——一个作家对读者说话——所以我认为把读书作为一个社会活动的中心,一个读书俱乐部的聚会,是一个绝妙的主意。

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

不要急于成为伟人。一万个人中就有一个这样的尝试可能会成功。这些都是可怕的机会。

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.

如果艺术中固有的困难能给人以灵感,那么人就是诗人;如果他们剥夺了他的思想,他就不是诗人。

The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm.

平衡的诀窍是不要让牺牲重要的事情成为常态。

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

真正的人文主义者在同情和选择之间保持着公正的平衡。