Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

  • -- Paul Valery 保尔·瓦雷里

认真的人很少有想法。有想法的人从来不认真。

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The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire.

其理念是,国家无权限制个人的欲望和激情。我不同意这一点。我认为我们绝对有权利,因为让人们随心所欲地生活是有后果的。

The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing.

事实上,人们认为当你卖了很多书,你不是一个严肃的作家,这是对读者的极大侮辱。当人们试图说这样的话时,我有点生气。

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."

有两种人:一种人对上帝说:“愿你的旨意成就”;另一种人,上帝说:“好吧,那就照你的意思去做。”

A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.

会议是一群人聚在一起,他们一个人什么也做不了,但是聚在一起却能决定什么也做不了。

God is serious about how we worship him, and we must be serious about it, too.

神对我们如何敬拜他是严肃的,我们也必须严肃对待。

Expanding Medicaid without fixing Medicaid is a terrible idea.

扩大医疗补助而不修复医疗补助是个糟糕的主意。