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People change, and promises are broken.

  • -- Jonathan Swift 乔纳森·斯威夫特

人会变，承诺也会被打破。

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I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else.

我曾经相信，就像许多来自贫困家庭的人一样，这给了我一种优势，但我认为这只是我们有时必须告诉自己的事情。我再也不相信了。特权阶层的孩子也可以和其他人一样有才华和聪明。

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I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all.

我停了下来，盯着这个被雇来当老师的小傻瓜。我转身走到门口，砰的一声把门关上，碎玻璃掉在地上。课堂上我身后一片哗然，我一点也不感兴趣。

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I'm not telling people where to give money, but if there is to be a spotlight shed on me, then I'd like to direct that spotlight onto causes I think are worthy or onto interesting, progressive figures.

我不是在告诉人们去哪里捐款，但如果有一个聚光灯照耀在我身上，那么我想把这个聚光灯指向我认为有价值的事业，或者有趣的、进步的人物。

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I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

我想改变世界。但我发现，一个人唯一能确定改变的是自己。

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Drink moderately, for drunkeness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise.

适度饮酒，因为醉酒既不保守秘密，也不遵守诺言。

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Don't respect someone for making a promise. Respect them for keeping it.

不要因为别人的承诺而尊重他。尊重他们的保留。

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The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.

我们对未来唯一知道的是，它将是不同的。

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Don't fix what's not broken.

没有坏的不要修理。

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