It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.

  • -- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward 伊丽莎白·斯图尔特·菲尔普斯病房

人们不可能忘记尊严,它标志着一个人成为工薪阶层的时刻。我觉得自己突然获得了对自己、对家庭、对世界的价值。

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To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.

反抗是生活的一种自然倾向。即使是一条虫子也会转身去咬它的脚。一般来说,动物的活力和相对尊严可以通过其反抗本能的强烈程度来衡量。

It is that, but really, it's about how we don't recognise the little things in life, or appreciate the little things in life like belonging. A sense of belonging is a big thing today.

就是这样,但实际上,这是关于我们如何不去认识生活中的小事情,或者欣赏生活中的小事情,比如归属感。归属感在今天很重要。

The thing about television is that you can't fake it. Your sense of discovery must be genuine; you can't pretend to be surprised.

电视的问题是你不能假装。你的发现感必须是真实的;你不能假装惊讶。

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.

幽默是对尊严的肯定,是人类对降临在他身上的一切的优越性的宣示。