If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

如果一个男人能……做一个更好的捕鼠器,世界就会开辟一条通往自己家门口的路。

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Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all.

名声是行动的回声,向世界发出响亮的声音,只是回声只重复最后一种艺术,但名声与一切有关,而且往往比一切都重要。

We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.

我们的生意可能比我们想象的要好,尤其是考虑到唱片公司处理这张专辑的方式令人失望。

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

我们为什么要纪念那些在战场上牺牲的人?一个人在进入自己的深渊时,可能表现出鲁莽的勇气。

The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.

邻家女孩的形象是一种玩笑;多年来,我除了扮演一个黑暗的角色外,再也找不到其他的角色。

The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.

这个世界认为自己被优越的品德所冒犯,乐于把它降低到自己的水平。

If a girl seems as shy as a mouse, you still have to look out for the tiger within her.

如果一个女孩看起来像老鼠一样害羞,你仍然要注意她内心的老虎。

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

建立一个更好的捕鼠器,世界将会为你打开一条通往你家门口的路。

Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants.

每十年,一个人应该好好地踢自己一下裤子。

I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be.

我认为我是一个比我允许自己成为的更好的演员。

I won't say I've closed the door on acting.

我不会说我已经拒绝演戏了。