I say it is indispensable to look ahead of and behind oneself in the present. If there is such a thing as tradition, and I believe there is, it can only exist in the sense of the most profound movements of culture.

  • -- Robert Delaunay 罗伯特·德拉纳伊

我想说的是,在当下向前看和往后看是不可缺少的。如果有传统这种东西,我相信有,它只能存在于最深刻的文化运动的意义上。

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I do believe we have to understand why reality turned out to be different than expectations and estimates. But you have more public service - certainly many of you - than I have ever had, and you recognize that this is not unusual.

我确实认为,我们必须理解为什么现实与预期和估计不同。但是你们有比我更多的公共服务——当然你们中的许多人——你们认识到这并不罕见。

What is the harm of doing the right thing? What is the harm of doing our job as legislators and making sure we do not stick the entire bankruptcy community with these provisions that do not make any sense?

做正确的事有什么害处?作为立法者,我们的职责是确保我们不让整个破产界都遵守这些毫无意义的条款,这有什么害处呢?

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.

一个人与他想从生活中得到什么之间的唯一障碍,往往只是尝试生活的意愿和相信生活是可能的信念。

Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.

以身作则胜于言传身教。人们会看我一周中的六天,看我在第七天是什么意思。

My mother used to go out on her own, and I used to have to keep a look out for my stepfather coming home.

我妈妈过去常常一个人出去,而我过去常常要照看我继父回家。

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

开明的人很少或从来没有责任感。