When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say.

  • -- Edith Wharton 伊迪丝·沃顿

当人们要求时间时,总是时间说不。是的,里面还有一个字母,但是说出来并不需要一半的时间。

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I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after.

我相信,常识和正义最终将占上风。我是个乐观主义者,从小就相信,如果你等到故事的结尾,你就会看到好人从此过上幸福的生活。

I don't know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer. Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago.

我不知道我们从哪里得到上帝想让我们受苦的想法。每个活着的人都有向善的倾向,否则我们早就死了。

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.

我想让人们聚在一起,最重要的是,当他们来看我的拳击比赛时,不会感到威胁。

Consider the facts seven times before you suspect someone.

在你怀疑某人之前,先考虑七次事实。