I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued.

  • -- Carolyn Wells 卡罗琳·威尔斯

我更喜欢成就而不是奋斗。我的理论必须被证明是事实,否则就会一文不值。我的努力必须很快取得成功,否则就会停止。

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Men build bridges and throw railroads across deserts, and yet they contend successfully that job of sewing on a button is beyond them. Accordingly, they don’t have to sew buttons.

人们在沙漠中修桥、修铁路,然而他们成功地争辩说,缝钮扣的工作超出了他们的能力范围。因此,他们不需要缝扣子。

Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.

每次有派对,我都没有被邀请,因为我开始像那个角色了。在某种程度上,这也促成了演出的成功。

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

只要你知道该听什么,就不会有毫无价值的谈话。问题是谈话的生命。

There must be some one quality without which a work of art cannot exist; possessing which, in the least degree, no work is altogether worthless.

没有某种品质,艺术作品就不可能存在;拥有这些,在最小程度上,没有任何工作是完全没有价值的。

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

恐惧来自不确定性。当我们完全确定自己的价值时,无论是价值还是价值,我们几乎不受恐惧的影响。

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

我认为,如果政治只是为了在重要的位置上占得一席之地,那么这是一项相当没有价值的努力。