I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way to, by any mathematical standards known to man, was oblivion, by way of obscurity.

  • -- Tallulah Bankhead 班克黑德

我尽我所能夸大我即将成为明星的谣言。我所走的路,用人类所知的任何数学标准来衡量,就是被遗忘,被模糊。

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The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences.

正如目前的例子所表明的那样,表面上符合公认的科学标准的人可以从看似简单而错误的理论中获得荣誉,这可能会产生严重的后果。

When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years.

当根据情报做出参战的决定时,这是一个决定命运的决定。它的后果和影响远远超出了当前的几个月和几年。

Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living.

几代人思考也意味着让我们的年轻人有一个体面的生活水平。

Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.

想要粉碎谣言就像想要解开一个铃铛。

A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.

聪明的人不与有病的人交谈。

Anyone can start a rumor, but none can stop one.

任何人都可以制造谣言,但没有人能阻止它。

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

画画只是另一种记日记的方式。

The man who dies rich, dies in disgrace.

富而死,死而可耻。