The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

  • -- Theodore Roosevelt 西奥多·罗斯福

人体有两个末端:一个用来创造,另一个用来坐着。有时人们会适得其反。当这种情况发生时,他们需要从裤子的座位上踢一下。

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Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will likely need to play a larger role in retirement planning for younger workers.

由于社会保障制度在承诺给年轻员工的养老金和支付能力之间存在巨大差距,私人储蓄可能需要在为年轻员工制定退休计划方面发挥更大的作用。

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

赐给你身体的,是软弱的;惟有那赐你生命的,用坚决武装你。应用智慧,你就有智慧;聪明就会幸福。

But, after all, the aim of art is to create space - space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live.

但是,归根结底,艺术的目的是创造空间——不受装饰或插图影响的空间,绘画的主体可以生活在其中。

As one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or the lecture scheduled for the afternoon.

随着年龄的增长,人们很可能会在早上忘记几小时后的飞机旅行或下午的讲座。

The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor?

历史的吸引力在于我们的人性。是什么让我们这么做?我们为什么要这么做?运气在多大程度上是决定因素?

We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens.

我们并不特别。我们也不是垃圾。我们只是。我们就是这样,发生了什么就发生了什么。

Sometimes you do something, and you get screwed. Sometimes it's the things you don't do, and you get screwed.

有时候你做了某件事,然后你就完蛋了。有时候是你没做的事情,你被搞砸了。

You've got muscles and you use them everywhere else in your body when you want it. Why not your face?

你有肌肉,当你需要的时候,你可以在身体的任何地方使用它们。为什么不是你的脸?

Sometimes you should have something you don't need but that you want.

有时候你应该拥有一些你不需要但你想要的东西。

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

人非圣贤孰能无过,但人非圣贤孰能无过。

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

有时候我对自己感到有点尴尬。

Create a need for closure.

创建一个闭包需求。