A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.

  • -- Alexander Graham Bell 亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔

一般来说,一个人对他与生俱来的东西几乎没有什么贡献——一个人是由他自己造就的。

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I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character.

我是一个演员,我创造了一个持久而令人难忘的角色,名叫弗雷泽,他不是我,但大多数人认为他是我。所以当我有机会演奏一些不同的东西时,我拥抱它,因为它很有趣;同时,他也是一个令人难忘的角色。

One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

有一天,我意识到,把自己的处境归咎于他人并没有什么好处。我终于明白了:即使你觉得有人冤枉了你或欠了你什么,没有人会免费给你任何东西。

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those who advocate it must submit to it; and those who believe in it must fight for it.

如果联合国要生存下去,代表它的国家必须支持它;主张它的人必须服从它;相信它的人必须为之奋斗。

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.

一个人被教导要靠很少的钱生活,他对父亲的智慧所欠的比他对父亲的关心所欠的还要多。

Style, personality - deliberately adopted and therefore a mask - is the only escape from the hot-faced bargainers and money-changers.

风格、个性——故意采用的,因此是一个面具——是逃离那些暴躁的讨价还价者和货币兑换者的唯一方法。

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

难道为生存而战不也是诈骗和盗窃的正当理由吗?为了自卫,什么都可以。