My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.

  • -- Constance Baker Motley 莫特利

我的父母从来没有告诉过我们,我们的曾祖母曾经是奴隶。

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I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.

我看了一些耶稣的雕像;它们只是没有生命的石头。当他们说上帝是三岁时,我更困惑了,但无法争辩。我相信它,只是因为我必须尊重父母的信仰。

If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself.

如果你问任何一个伟大的球员或伟大的四分卫,他们都有一种内在的自信,认为你和任何人一样优秀。但你不能说谁是绝对最好的。被考虑本身就是特殊的。

They showed this one beautiful picture of me recently and they had all the things that I had done. I thought it was a great compliment for everybody to think I've had plastic surgery.

他们最近给我看了一张很漂亮的照片,里面有我做过的所有事情。我认为对每个人来说,我做了整容手术是一种极大的赞美。

I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.

我从来没想过我不会成功。我对自己有绝对的信心,我想,正是这种信心帮助我度过了难关,而我的父母一直在我身后支持着我。