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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

  • -- Ayn Rand 艾恩·兰德

永远不要说用武力“做好事”的愿望是一个好的动机。权力欲和愚蠢都不是好的动机。

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We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine threat to our national security and survival.

我们不需要放弃使用常规武力。我们将准备击退对我们的国家安全和生存构成真正威胁的任何明显和目前的危险。

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Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?

诗人说，科学剥夺了星星的美丽——仅仅是由气体原子组成的球体。我也能在沙漠之夜看到星星，感觉到它们。但我看到的是多还是少呢?

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For me, Buddhism is a psychology and a philosophy that provides a means, upayas, for working with the mind.

对我来说，佛教是一种心理学和哲学，它提供了一种与心灵合作的方法。

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The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

成功的首要原则是欲望——知道自己想要什么。欲望是你种下的种子。

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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

对星星的渴望是雄心勃勃的。渴望触及心灵是明智的。

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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact if spiritual force.

体力永远无法永久承受精神力量的冲击。

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