It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

  • -- Mark Twain 马克·吐温

我通常要花三个多星期来准备一篇好的即席演讲。

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There are things I've done in the past I'm not proud of - and I could talk about them if I wanted to - but I don't reveal my secrets... I prefer certain things to remain personal; there have to be boundaries. And I don't think you need a scandal to have an interesting story.

有些事情我过去做过,但我并不引以为傲——如果我愿意,我可以谈论它们——但我不会泄露我的秘密……我更喜欢一些私人的东西;必须有界限。而且我不认为你需要丑闻才能有一个有趣的故事。

The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.

神的智慧赐给我们祷告,不是要我们得到地上美好的事物,而是要我们学会不需要它们而去做;不是作为我们逃避罪恶的手段,而是作为我们变得强大以面对罪恶的手段。

A child too, can never grasp the fact that the same mother who cooks so well, is so concerned about his cough, and helps so kindly with his homework, in some circumstance has no more feeling than a wall of his hidden inner world.

一个孩子也永远无法理解这样一个事实:同样是这位母亲,她做饭做得那么好,那么关心他的咳嗽,那么慈祥地帮助他做作业,在某些情况下,她对他的感情不过是隐藏在他内心世界的一堵墙。

The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.

学会读书的人越多,学会谋生的人就越少。这是一点教育。它会因为你的实际工作而影响你。你知道的越多,你就越觉得别人欠你的钱越多。

Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four.

我想每个演员都有自己喜欢的戏份。有些演员喜欢在一个场景里演一整天,有些演员想拍两场。我个人喜欢四个。

Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.

就我个人而言,我不喜欢“成功”这个词。这太武断,太相对了。通常是别人的定义,而不是你的。

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.

每周八场演出让人望而生畏,也可能让人感到恐惧。但它只是灌输了这样一种自信和成长的感觉。

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two...

随着年龄的增长,会发生三件事。第一个是你的记忆消失了,另外两个我记不起来了……

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

世上有三样东西是极其坚硬的:钢、钻石和认识自己。

You prepare yourself by concentrating on what you have to do out on the field.

你把注意力集中在你必须在球场上做的事情上,为自己做准备。

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

我认为艺术家的责任比人们意识到的要复杂得多。

Words, like eyeglasses, blur everything that they do not make clearer.

文字,就像眼镜一样,模糊了它们不能使一切变得更清晰的东西。

The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.

最好的即席演讲是事先写好的。

I guess many game music fans prefer original soundtrack albums.

我猜很多游戏音乐爱好者更喜欢原声唱片。

I still don't know how to cook and that's just unacceptable.

我还是不知道怎么做饭,这是不可接受的。

I just try work out at least twice a week if I can.

如果可以的话,我每周至少锻炼两次。

No speech can stain what is noble by nature.

任何言语都不能玷污天性高贵的东西。

There's nothing like a good pair of heels.

没有什么比一双好的高跟鞋更好的了。

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

我正在准备即席讲话。

We usually get what we anticipate.

我们通常得到我们所期望的。

I drink no more than a sponge.

我只喝一块海绵。

No one ever takes my side.

从来没有人站在我这一边。