The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.

  • -- William Robertson Smith 威廉·罗伯逊·史密斯

与个人圣殿和仪式有关的神话只是崇拜的一部分;它们的作用是激发幻想,维持崇拜者的兴趣。没有人关心他相信它的起源。

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I am saddened by how people treat one another and how we are so shut off from one another and how we judge one another, when the truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules.

我为人们如何对待彼此、我们如何彼此隔绝、我们如何评判他人而感到悲哀,而事实是,我们都是一体的。我们都来自相同的分子。

Everyone's heard the same joke a million times and knows the setups. They are tired of the mass-marketed entertainment served on the networks.

每个人都听过同样的笑话一百万遍,也知道其中的设置。他们厌倦了网络上的大众娱乐。

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.

众人都知道白发是荣耀的冠冕。只有尊重的对象才不会引起嫉妒。

When you're doing a series like this, you're constantly looking for new ways to excite your audience.

当你在做这样的系列节目时,你总是在寻找新的方法来激发你的观众。

I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and move on.

我从来没有试图掩盖发生的事情。我服了刑,我努力学习,继续前进。

I think it's really important that we understand that we share this world and we're connected to it.

我认为理解我们共享这个世界并与之相连是非常重要的。