To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism.

  • -- Elihu Root 伊莱休·鲁特

要处理战争的真正原因,我们必须首先认识到一个众所周知的事实,即文明是对野蛮主义的片面、不完整和在很大程度上是表面的修改,这是与解决问题的首要关系。

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What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.

我们在这个国家所发现的,也许我们现在更加意识到的,是我们曾经遇到的一个问题,即使是在最好的时候,那就是那些睡在栅栏上的人,你可能会说,无家可归的人,是我们自己选择的。

I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I don't tend to be thrown by problems that don't have solutions. And insecurity has a wealth of alternatives.

我从不缺乏安全感,因为我知道这是一种浪费。我知道有一个解决不安全感的办法。我不会被没有解决方案的问题所困扰。而不安全感有很多选择。

In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women are afraid that they might be considered only women.

在我们的文明中,男人害怕自己不够男人,女人害怕自己可能被认为只是女人。

The problem with doing a schlocky or big budget studio film is that it wouldn't actually be fun for me. It wouldn't be exciting.

拍一部烂片或大制作电影的问题在于,它对我来说并不有趣。这并不令人兴奋。

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

问题和解决方案之间的唯一区别是人们理解解决方案。

Without adventure civilization is in full decay

没有冒险,文明就会完全衰败