It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able to do nothing else.

  • -- William Hazlitt 威廉·哈兹里特

既不会读也不会写,总比什么都不会做要好。

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When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.

当你有格斗运动的背景时,人们会认为你是武术专家,但实际上我只是一个能做某些事情而不把自己弄得一团糟的人。

A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.

一个摇滚乐队需要能够深入人心。你应该能马上把房间打扫干净。

I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.

我发现有一种音乐很适合我;我从来没有想过要写学术上可以接受的音乐。

Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul.

小心不要写或画任何不是你自己的东西,你不知道在你自己的灵魂。

Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget.

正统是思想世界的顽固分子。它学不会,也忘不掉。

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.

无论是太阳还是死亡都不能用坚定的目光来看待。