As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

诗歌不是一种职业,而是一种徒劳无益的游戏。没有一个诚实的诗人能对他所写的东西的永久价值有十足的把握:他可能白白浪费了时间,把生活搞得一团糟。

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The fans know what's happened to me over the past couple of years. I lost my family. I pretty much got devastated financially and the fans know that I've had some hard times - and that's the nature of loyal fans. They want to see the people that they love and believe in get back on their feet.

球迷们知道我过去几年发生了什么。我失去了我的家人。我的经济几乎崩溃了,球迷们也知道我有过一段艰难的时期——这就是忠实球迷的本质。他们希望看到他们所爱的人和他们信任的人重新站起来。

On the human imagination events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much is apt to fancy that he has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents soonest assumes the aspect of antiquity.

在人类的想象中,事件产生了时间的影响。因此,远行而见多识广的人往往以为自己活得长久;而历史上最丰富的重要事件最快采取的方面的古代。

I just always knew that I lived in two worlds. There was the world of my house and community, but to make my way in that white world I had to modify the way I spoke and acted. I had to sometimes not make direct eye contact.

我一直都知道我生活在两个世界里。那是我的家和社区的世界,但为了在那个白人世界中生存,我必须改变自己说话和行动的方式。有时我不得不避免直视对方。

You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing.

你有一小段时间可以完善你的事业,并变得擅长它。很多男人会分心,这只会伤害他们。你必须集中精力,在拳击上非常努力。

There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to learn. There's nobody at any point in their career who is the finished article.

没有我应该在哪里的蓝图。我觉得自己是个年轻的好演员,还有很多东西要学。在他们的职业生涯中,没有人是完成者。

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

把自己变成一个诚实的人,这样你就可以确信世界上少了一个无赖。

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.

不碰运气的人做的事很少,但他做的事却很少。

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

我们可能在一些事情上意见不一致,但我们可以这样做,而不令人讨厌。

To be honest, I'm not as goal oriented and ambitious as I once was.

说实话,我不像以前那样以目标为导向,雄心勃勃。

Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.

诗歌可以被定义为复杂情感的清晰表达。

We walked through night until there was a poem.

我们走了一夜,直到有一首诗。

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.

事后诸葛亮。