There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.

  • -- Edward Tufte 爱德华·塔夫特

有很多关于复杂主题的真实陈述,它们太长了,不适合放在幻灯片上。

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If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.

如果我们想根据一个人的相貌来判断他的性格,我们必须把一切都考虑进去;人在患难中才受试炼,显出本性来。

Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong'.

有些人总是批评含糊不清的陈述。我倾向于对精确的陈述持批评态度;他们是唯一可以正确地贴上“错误”标签的人。

There's so much stuff said about me that's not true, so now if something is hurtful and wrong, I send an e-mail or letter immediately, saying, This is not true.

很多关于我的事情都是假的,所以现在如果有什么事情是伤害性的,或者是错误的,我马上发一封电子邮件或者一封信,说,这不是真的。

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one might have expected.

所有的生物都是粗糙的,因为它们不可避免地会做一些比人们想象的要复杂得多的事情。

We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny.

我们生来就有比地球更大的目标。哦,让我们忠于我们崇高的使命。

When I was growing up, the top movies dealt with grown-up, complex emotions.

在我成长的过程中,最热门的电影都是关于成年人复杂的情感。