I've never understood why artists, who so often condescend to the cliches of their own culture, are so eager to embrace the cliches of cultures they know nothing about.

  • -- Brad Holland 布拉德·霍兰德

我一直不明白,为什么艺术家们总是屈尊于自己文化的陈词滥调,却如此渴望接受自己一无所知的文化的陈词滥调。

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What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an actor, a dancer - there was nothing I could really say I was. The writing came much later. And, actually, thank God, because if I had said I'm a singer, I would really have just had one thing to do.

我的意思是,我所有的才能都没有一个——那个伟大的词是什么——规则。一个歌手,一个演员,一个舞者——我没有什么可以说我是。写作要晚得多。事实上,感谢上帝,因为如果我说我是一个歌手,我就只有一件事要做了。

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice.

最成功的政治家是用最响亮的声音说出人们的想法的人。

I've always been a person that believes in eating often and eating smart, clean meals.

我一直是一个相信经常吃和吃聪明,干净的食物的人。

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

天才不过是不断的关注。