There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that.

  • -- Robert Benchley 本奇利

在这本书的前面有一个说明,说没有得到作者的许可,公众不得阅读。这件事应该做得比这困难得多。

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That type of autograph, pictures and apparel thievery was not part of what I grew up with. I loved the artists and their music. I would be thrilled to meet them, but the thought of getting a scribble or stealing an article of clothing never occurred or appealed to me.

那种签名、照片和偷衣服的行为并不是伴随我长大的。我喜欢这些艺术家和他们的音乐。如果能见到他们,我会很兴奋,但我从来没有想过要去涂鸦或偷一件衣服。

Give yourself permission to get the most out of your life. If you're spending all your time scrubbing corners with a toothbrush, you're kind of missing the point. Taking shortcuts doesn't mean shortcutting the end result.

允许自己充分利用生活。如果你把所有的时间都花在用牙刷刷角上,那你就没有抓住重点。走捷径并不意味着缩短最终结果。

Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to that end is by misrepresenting, discrediting or ruining their opponents.

从事公共生活的人必须把反对降到最低限度,而达到这一目的最明显的手段之一就是歪曲、诋毁或毁灭他们的对手。

I always felt that acting was an escape, like having the secret key to every door and permission to go into any realm and soak it up. I enjoy that free pass.

我一直觉得演戏是一种逃避,就像拥有每扇门的秘密钥匙,可以进入任何领域,沉浸其中。我喜欢那张免费通行证。

Reading the Bible will help you get to know the word, but it’s when you put it down and live your life that you get to know the author.

阅读圣经会帮助你认识这个词,但只有当你放下圣经,过自己的生活,你才能认识作者。

Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public, but they itch in public.

当社会说你不能在公共场合抓某些东西,但它们在公共场合会痒时,幽默就产生了。

The more the years go by, the more difficult it gets. I'm getting old.

岁月流逝得越多,它变得越困难。我老了。

Build up your faith while starving the fears.

在消除恐惧的同时建立你的信念。