The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it.

  • -- Craig Raine 克雷格·雷恩

艺术家在任何时候的任务都是毫不妥协的简单,去发现尚未完成的事情,然后去做。

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Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.

几年前,有一项研究发现了压力最大的职业。结果发现,他不是一家大企业的负责人、足球经理或首相,而是一名巴士司机。

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary structures have a built-in safety factor for the vertical component; that is, gravity.

通常强调水平加速度系数,原因很简单,普通结构对垂直分量有一个内置的安全系数;也就是说,重力。

Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.

优秀的小说不是由正统的嗅探者写的,也不是由对自己的正统感到良心不安的人写的。好的小说是由不害怕的人写的。

We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.

我们花了很多时间谈论非洲,这是我们应该做的。非洲是一个遭受难以置信的疾病折磨的国家。

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.

平庸的人认为自己写得很好;一个好的头脑认为它的写作是合理的。

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

但当艺术家的创作过程不被尊重时,这就变得无礼了。

You shall not discover the truth being being blinded to faith.

你们被信心蒙蔽,就不得见真理。

It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer.

运动员要跳舞,艺术家要跳舞。

Time builds castles, and time destroys them.

时间建造城堡,时间摧毁它们。

I found the simple life, ain't so simple.

我发现简单的生活,并不是那么简单。