Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.

  • -- E. M. Forster E·M·福斯特

在我看来,艺术作品是物质世界中唯一具有内在秩序的对象,这就是为什么,虽然我不认为只有艺术才重要,但我相信艺术是为了艺术而艺术。

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That sense of a life in natural objects, which in most poetry is but a rhetorical artifice, was, then, in Wordsworth the assertion of what was for him almost literal fact.

在大多数诗歌中,自然物只是一种修辞技巧,但在华兹华斯看来,自然物中所蕴含的生命意义,几乎就是他所认为的字面上的事实。

In return, society rewards those who give it what it wants. That is why how much money people have earned is a rough measure of how much they gave society what it wanted.

作为回报,社会奖励那些给予它想要的东西的人。这就是为什么人们赚了多少钱是一个粗略的衡量他们给了社会多少它想要的。

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

有一种品质是一个人必须拥有的,那就是明确的目标,知道自己想要什么,以及拥有它的强烈愿望。

It's one of my biggest internal struggles - the whole schooling system in London and the fact that my kids are going to a posh school. It freaks me out.

这是我内心最大的挣扎之一——整个伦敦的教育体系,以及我的孩子们将要进入一所豪华学校的事实。这把我吓坏了。

Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.

那么,为了理解白人至上主义,我们必须摒弃白人可以给任何人自由的错误观念。

The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.

唯一重要的是吃个蛋卷冰淇淋,吹个长号,种棵小树,上帝,现在你自由了。

We act on what we believe in. we're the ones who decide on who and what we want to be. we are the one making the choices.

我们按照自己的信仰行事。是我们决定了自己想成为什么样的人,想成为什么样的人。我们是做出选择的人。

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

我认为没有必要为了卑鄙而卑鄙,但是我相信你必须诚实,但是要有爱心。

I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life.

我想看看他们,因为我内心觉得,我是一个平凡的人,有着不平凡的人生。

If I told people that I knew what I was doing, nobody would believe me, so why even try and fake it?

如果我告诉别人我知道我在做什么,没有人会相信我,所以为什么还要假装呢?

While everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right.

虽然每个人都有发表意见的权利,但知情者拥有更多的权利。

The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.

理智真正的胜利在于它使我们能够与那些没有理智的人相处。

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.

理论原则有时必须为实际利益让路。

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I am.

我并不假装了解宇宙——宇宙比我大得多。

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.

要想感到轻蔑,一般需要珍惜一些感情。

To be rich nowadays merely means to possess a large number of poor objects.

如今,富有仅仅意味着拥有大量的贫穷物品。

The idea that everyone's opinion is valuable is sometimes up for question.

每个人的观点都是有价值的,这种观点有时是有问题的。

Art never improves, but... the material of art is never quite the same.

艺术永远不会进步,但是……艺术的材料从来都不一样。

I don't smile as much as I should, even though I smile inside a lot.

我没有笑得那么多,尽管我内心经常微笑。

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

发生在你身上的事并不重要,重要的是你如何应对。

I knew I had the right material and I knew what I was going after.

我知道我有合适的材料,我知道我在追求什么。

I love to go get fireworks, even though some of them are illegal.

我喜欢去买烟花,尽管有些是违法的。

Sometimes, the only one who can appreciate you.

有时候,只有你一个人能欣赏你。

There is no certainty. There is only adventure.

目前还没有定论。只有冒险。

No man is happy unless he believes he is.

没有人是幸福的,除非他相信自己是幸福的。

The universe is an intelligence test.

宇宙是智力测验。