A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

从阿米巴变形虫到人类的过程在哲学家们看来是一个明显的进步,尽管阿米巴变形虫是否会同意这一观点还不清楚。

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To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew. I send out shot lists, act out the scenes, and search for a theme that I can relate to. It's my favorite time of the process.

直到今天我都准备得很充分。我为每一个场景都画了故事板——粗糙的鸡抓伤让剧组人员感到好笑和恐惧。我发送拍摄列表,表演场景,寻找一个我能感兴趣的主题。这是我最喜欢的时间。

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.

至于行善;这是一个很充实的职业。此外,我已经公平地尝试过了,尽管这似乎有些奇怪,但我很满意,它不符合我的体质。

We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.

许多人说,除了自由的人,没有人应当受教育。而是对哲学家们说,只有受过良好教育的人才是自由的。

You know, you don't have to have permanent opinions. You can think, every morning, 'I love the world' and go to bed every night thinking, 'I hate the world.'

你不必有固定的意见。你可以每天早上想着“我爱这个世界”,每天晚上睡觉时想着“我恨这个世界”。

In an open adoption agreement, you agree to a minimum number of visits - a floor, not a ceiling. It's enforceable.

在一份公开收养协议中,你同意最低的探访次数——一个楼层,而不是一个天花板。这是可行的。

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.

意见会改变,举止会改变,信仰会起起落落,但是道德律法是写在永恒的桌子上的。

Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of global warming.

无论这个过程最终证明是京都议定书还是其他什么,让我们承认全球变暖的紧迫性。

When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.

当哲学家们试图成为政治家时,他们通常就不再是哲学家了。