All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

  • -- Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡王尔德

我想指出的是,生活模仿艺术远远超过艺术模仿生活的一般原则。

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Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because no matter what public, or what pretty girl wanted it to be thus or thus; but to write solely as I myself thought best, and as it gave me pleasure.

自从我开始写作,我就一直坚持着我最初的原则:不写一页,因为无论什么公众,或什么漂亮女孩想要这样或那样;而是按照我自己认为最好的方式,按照它给我带来的快乐来写作。

It just took all of that to come to a screeching halt, to get to the point of having nothing, for me to finally realize, Hey, what are you fighting with this for? Until then, I hadn't claimed my faith as my own; I had just grown up with it.

只是所有的一切都戛然而止,到了一无所有的地步,我才终于意识到,嘿,你为什么要和这个做斗争?在那之前,我并没有把我的信仰当作自己的信仰;我是伴随着它长大的。

To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that.

对我来说,一个真正的爱国者就像一个真正的朋友。谁是你真正的朋友?是那个告诉你真相的人。这才是我真正的朋友。所以,你知道,我认为就我们的国家而言,我们需要更多这样做的人。

Nobody buy you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.

没有人买你和你的球童关心你在那里做什么,如果你的球童赌你输,他也不关心。

No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man.

没有双重解放,任何奴隶制都不可能被废除,而主人从自由中得到的益处将超过自由人。

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

我宁愿娱乐并希望人们学到一些东西,而不是教育人们并希望他们得到娱乐。

If you're not brave enough to take the first step, then you'll never know how far you can go.

如果你没有足够的勇气迈出第一步,那么你永远不知道你能走多远。

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

我们可以说,一般说来,人类是善变的、虚伪的、贪婪的。

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

我认为艺术家的责任比人们意识到的要复杂得多。

It's nice to come back for visits. 'General Hospital' is my home.

很高兴回来参观。“综合医院”是我的家。

I've missed out on a huge goal but the desire is still there.

我错过了一个伟大的目标,但我的愿望依然存在。

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

成长最有力的原则在于人的选择。

It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable.

当你觉得自己不被需要的时候,你很难感觉到欲望。

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

生活不是模仿艺术,而是模仿糟糕的电视节目。

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

生活模仿艺术远远超过艺术模仿生活。

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

可以说,我只不过是一个媒介。

Have common sense and stick to the point.

要有常识,不要拐弯抹角。