Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened many times in the past. It could happen to us.

  • -- David Brin 大卫·布林

自以为是的人会说服自己忘记自己是文明的一部分。然后他们可以利用这种文化,把它拉下来。这在过去发生过很多次。这可能发生在我们身上。

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I never answer if someone knocks on my door and only the band and my manager have my phone number. In any case my phone doesn't ring so I never notice it. I occasionally just walk past and pick it up to see if anyone's there.

如果有人敲我的门,而只有乐队和经理有我的电话号码,我从来不接。无论如何,我的电话没有响,所以我从来没有注意到它。我偶尔会走过去捡起来看看有没有人。

What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.

你所想的比你生命中的任何事情都重要。比你挣的多,比你住的地方多,比你的社会地位多,比别人对你的看法多。

If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.

如果没有学校把孩子们从家里带走的一部分时间,疯人院将充满了母亲。

In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory.

过去,在地球上,主要是开发外国资源和扩大国内领土。

The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.

唱片上的声音,就像吉他手对待吉他的音调一样对待我的声音。

I love food. I'm a big food person. I'm really passionate about eating good food all the time.

我喜欢的食物。我是个爱吃的人。我一直对美食充满热情。