Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

  • -- Alexis de Tocqueville 托克维尔

乍一看,似乎没有什么比人类行为的外在形式更不重要的了,然而,没有什么比这更值得人们重视的了:除了生活在一个没有自己礼仪的社会里,人们对一切都习以为常了。

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There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and tens of thousands, of years ago. The outward form changes. The essence does not change.

没有任何进展。一切都和成千上万年前一样。外部形式发生了变化。本质没有改变。

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write all the dialog, and decide the mood, action, jokes, pacing, etc of every scene.

故事板艺术家的工作是为整个节目的每一个镜头做计划,编写所有的对话,并决定每一个场景的情绪、动作、笑话、节奏等。

A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.

少一点抱怨和牢骚,多一点坚韧不拔的工作和男子气概的奋斗,比一千项民权法案对我们更有好处。

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all

一个不产生行动的思想是不重要的,一个不从思想出发的行动是不重要的

My most important professional accomplishment to date is the ability to keep working with absolutely no skills whatsoever.

到目前为止,我最重要的职业成就是能够毫无技巧地继续工作。

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated.

书的特色在于其主题的宏大,而不是它们被对待的方式。

I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

我一直认为,定期展现新面貌是很重要的。可预测性可能导致失败。

A lot of men wouldn't like being called a romantic. It's not macho enough.Quite often men are fools.

很多男人不喜欢被称为浪漫主义者。这还不够有男子气概。人常常是傻瓜。

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.

人类将成为一个大家庭,世界将成为理性人的居所。

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

礼貌需要时间,匆忙是最庸俗的。

Some things are beyond human understanding.

有些事情是人类无法理解的。