People think the free market is a philosophy, they think that it is a creed. It is none of those things. Free market is a bathroom scale, it is a measuring tape, it's simply a measurement.

  • -- P. J. O'Rourke P.J.O'Rourke公司

人们认为自由市场是一种哲学,他们认为它是一种信条。这些都不是。自由市场是一个浴室的秤,它是一个卷尺,它只是一个测量工具。

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If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

如果要我说出我最喜欢的消遣方式,我得说的是谈论我自己。我喜欢它,我想大多数人也喜欢。我们需要像我们这样的人,有更多的倾听者,少说空话。

There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.

有两种可能的结果:如果结果证实了假设,那么您就进行了度量。如果结果与假设相反,那么你就有了一个发现。

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.

我确实认为这是当导演的一个重要部分——和演员们一起工作——试着对每个演员想要达到的目标保持敏感。

You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.

你可以用衡量风险的同样标准来衡量机会。他们一起去。

I have loved hosting over the years, simply because I love working with people. It's the perfect job.

多年来我一直很喜欢主持,因为我喜欢与人合作。这是一份完美的工作。

Not being able to think of a reply is not the same thing as accepting another's words.

想不出答案和接受别人的话是两码事。