Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it may begin, is sure to end in sadness. . . . This sadness lies at the heart of every merely positivist, agnostic, or naturalistic scheme of philosophy.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

老年有最后一个词:对生活的纯粹自然主义的看法,无论它开始时多么热情,肯定会以悲伤告终……这种悲哀存在于每一个纯粹的实证主义、不可知论或自然主义哲学体系的核心。

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That's what I always enjoyed about acting, the real adrenalin rush. My heart - still before I go on stage - crashing out of my chest. That's thrilling to me.

这就是我喜欢演戏的地方,真正的刺激。我的心——在我登台之前——从我的胸腔里跳出来。这让我很兴奋。

From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots.

从自然主义的观点来看,所有的人都是平等的。自然平等原则只有两个例外:天才和白痴。

If we have a heart for the magnitudes of life, it will not seem vain to believe that God Himself should guard it.

如果我们对生命的伟大有一颗心,相信上帝会亲自守护它就不会显得徒劳无功。

It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.

这是糟糕的写作,不管它写得多么自然主义,这就是你必须做最好的表演的地方。