I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

  • -- Everett McKinley Dirksen 德克森

我是一个有固定不变的原则的人,第一个原则是任何时候都要灵活。

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When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.

当与你内心深处的信念背道而驰的原则开始赢得胜利的那一天,那么战斗就是你的使命,和平已成为罪恶。你必须以最宝贵的和平为代价,用你全部的信心之火,把你的信念暴露在朋友和敌人面前。

There are two Newman's laws. The first one is "It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." The second is "Just when things look darkest, they go black."

有两个纽曼定律。第一个是“当你倒着的时候,踩刹车是没有用的。”第二个是“当事情看起来最黑暗的时候,它们就会变黑。”

Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit the battle out.

政治就是要赢。如果你没有赢,你就不能把你的原则付诸实践。因此,想办法赢得胜利,或者坐以待毙。

When the judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the courts to be closed.

当法官必须武装起来时,法院就该关闭了。

People live like birds in the woods: When the time comes, each must take flight.

人们生活在森林里就像鸟儿一样:时间一到,每个人都必须飞翔。

To look forward and not back, To look out and not in, and To lend a hand.

向前看而不是回头, 往外看而不是往里看,还有 伸出援助之手。

Do what you can. Want what you have. Be who you are.

尽你所能。想要你所拥有的。做你自己。

What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.

生命的意义是什么?快乐和有用。