Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people.

  • -- Patti Smith 帕蒂·史密斯

通常当我第一次去一个地方,除非有什么历史或壮观的自然提供,我喜欢做的第一件事是看看人们的想法。

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It's the word 'artful'; it's such a great word, with its dark and its light side, its art and its cunning, the craft and the crafty of it - I've been preoccupied with the word 'artful' and the twin notions of 'cornucopia' and 'pickpocket' it suggests for quite some time.

它是“巧妙的”这个词;这个词太棒了,有它黑暗的一面,也有它光明的一面,有它艺术的一面,也有它狡诈的一面,有它的技巧,也有它的狡诈——我一直专注于“巧”这个词,以及它所暗示的“聚宝盆”和“扒手”这两个概念。

I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun.

我不认为哀叹世界现状有什么意义,除非你能想出什么办法来改善它。否则,就不要写书了;去找一个热带岛屿,躺在阳光下。

All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world.

所有真正的历史民族都有一个他们必须认识到的观念,当他们在国内充分利用了这个观念时,他们就以某种方式通过战争把它输出出去;他们让它环游世界。

At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy.

在我们这个国家制造业工作岗位减少的时候,我们应该尽一切努力帮助我们的制造商保持竞争力。他们是我们经济的支柱。

Unless you paddle for the wave, you'll never know if you could catch it. But once you do... Ride it as long as you can. Love as long as you can.

除非你向波浪划去,否则你永远不知道你是否能抓住它。但一旦你这么做了…你能骑多久就骑多久。爱得越久越好。

Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions.

从历史上看,我认为我拒绝回答他们的问题是正确的。