To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.

  • -- Mark Twain 马克·吐温

要对一个著名人物的性格作出公正的评价,就必须以他所处时代的标准,而不是以我们这个时代的标准来判断。

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With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in men, than any other association of men.

尽管工会有种种缺点,但它为人类所做的贡献,超过了以往任何一个男性组织。他们在正派、诚实、教育、改善种族、培养人的品性方面所做的工作,比任何其他男人的交往都要多。

As an actor, particularly because I'm - I would call myself a character actor. I change my look, my physical appearance and my body, my hair color, my whatever all the time for a role.

作为一名演员,尤其是因为我——我会称自己为角色演员。为了一个角色,我一直在改变我的外表,我的外表,我的身体,我的头发颜色,我的一切。

If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count.

如果评论家对我的私生活有意见,那是他们的意见。任何有半个大脑的人都会意识到,图表才是最重要的。

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.

如果你足够年轻,任何一种你在短时间内写的东西都是一个了不起的学徒期。

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.

人们追求的是名声或焦点,而我不能提供。

It's hard to know the quality of a person, or a watermelon.

很难知道一个人或一个西瓜的品质。