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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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.

哲学家们对幽默的关注之少总是让我感到惊讶,因为幽默是一种比理性更重要的思维过程。理性只能理清认知,但幽默的过程涉及到改变它们。

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

一个人应该尊重公众的意见,因为这是必要的,以避免饥饿和远离监狱,但任何超过这是自愿服从不必要的暴政。

Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look at the question, as I have done, in a calm review of facts and of principles.

我怀着这些见解,请各位先生们,像我刚才那样,冷静地回顾事实和原则,来看待这个问题。

If I think something is beautiful, there must be somebody out there who will agree with me.

如果我认为某样东西很美,一定会有人同意我的观点。

To come back on the ice was hard, and at the same time it was kind of a healing process.

回到冰面上是很艰难的,同时也是一种疗伤的过程。

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.

所有人都是疯子,但能分析自己错觉的人被称为哲学家。

I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.

我不同意任何人的意见。我自己也有一些。

Well, our songwriting process is pretty collective.

我们的歌曲创作过程是集体的。