Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!

  • -- Walter Savage Landor 兰德

野心对所有人来说只有一个奖赏:一点点权力,一点点短暂的名声;一个可以安息的坟墓,一个逐渐消逝的名字!

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I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congressional oversight, and I will continue to work to assert the role of this body in carrying out this grave responsibility.

我认为,在保护我们的基本自由和公民自由的同时,成功地满足我们的国家安全需要,需要国会继续进行监督。

We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.

我们经常奖励平庸,因为它是令人欣慰的。如果他们能做到,任何人都能做到。

I don't make resolutions, because resolutions seem so ephemeral and transient to go away.

我不做决心,因为决心看起来是那么的短暂和转瞬即逝。

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

我的半辈子已经把另一半送进了坟墓。

Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

只要把事情挑起来,似乎本身就是一种巨大的奖赏。