The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

以资助的名义把钱花在子孙后代身上的原则,不过是在大规模地欺骗未来。

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For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.

对我来说,戏剧是一种写作形式,只有由演员来诠释才能完成。但它仍然是一种写作形式。所以我的大部分时间都花在思考如何写一个句子上。

Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.

放弃表面上的国家主权不一定会导致国家主权的丧失,但实际上可以是一种利益。

These are national problems that require national solutions.

这些是需要国家解决的全国性问题。

The happiness in your pocket, don't spend it all.

你口袋里的幸福,不要花光。