My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

  • -- George Washington 乔治华盛顿

我的观察是,只要有一个人被发现能胜任某项工作,……两个人做的效果更差,如果三个或更多的人同时做的话,效果就更差了。

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I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.

我想所有演员都有类似的待遇。你需要一些理解你的人。虽然它看起来很棒——而且很棒——但也有一些糟糕的时刻,你会觉得自己真的很糟糕,当一切进展顺利时,你是不允许抱怨的。

And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.

然而,因为我试图真诚,我被谴责,嘲笑,辱骂;关于我的肮脏谣言一直在流传,不是关于我的性格而是关于我个人,我的私人自我。

The contemplation of things as they are, without substitution or imposture, without error or confusion, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention.

思考事物的本来面目,没有替代或欺骗,没有错误或困惑,其本身就比整个发明的收获更高贵。

All perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition, all observation is also invention.

所有的感知也是思考,所有的推理也是直觉,所有的观察也是发明。

It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers.

我们的责任是忠实,而不是以取悦人的眼光服务。

I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life.

我认为这是你的责任,克服你在生活中继承的东西。