My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

  • -- Pablo Picasso 毕加索

妈妈对我说:“如果你是一名士兵,你就会成为一名将军。”如果你是个和尚,你就会成为教皇。”相反,我是个画家,后来成了毕加索。

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It has long been known that the chemical atomic weight of hydrogen was greater than one-quarter of that of helium, but so long as fractional weights were general there was no particular need to explain this fact, nor could any definite conclusions be drawn from it.

人们早就知道氢的化学原子量大于氦的四分之一,但只要分数权重是一般的,就没有必要特别解释这个事实,也不能从中得出任何明确的结论。

Just once I would like to persuade the audience not to wear any article of blue denim. If only they could see themselves in a pair of brown corduroys like mine instead of this awful, boring blue denim.

只有一次我想说服观众不要穿任何蓝色牛仔布的衣服。要是他们能看到自己穿一条像我的一样的棕色灯芯绒裤子,而不是这条糟糕、乏味的蓝色牛仔布就好了。

Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised.

有些女人会说,‘哎呀,我和这个胖子在一起,人们会怎么看我?但他们改变了主意,有时还感到惊讶。

There is much to be said for having an experienced international jurist who is entirely unconnected with the allied invaders, on the tribunal.

国际法庭上有一位经验丰富的国际法学家,他与盟军侵略者完全没有联系,这是很值得说的。

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

虽然我的职业是军人,但我从来没有对战争有过任何好感,我也从来没有提倡过战争,除非把它当作一种和平的手段。

IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.

自测试开始以来,智商总体上有所提高。心理学家认为这是因为现代生活变得越来越复杂。

It's an honor to see that green jacket in the bedroom closet, but I'm not going to become somebody else because I won the Masters.

我很荣幸能在卧室的衣橱里看到那件绿色的夹克,但我不会因为赢得了大师赛而成为别人。

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

与其担心别人对你的评价,为什么不花时间去做一些他们欣赏的事情呢?

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.

我本来打算做整容手术,直到我注意到医生的办公室里摆满了毕加索的画像。

Picasso once remarked I do not care who it is that has or does influence me as long as it is not myself.

毕加索曾说过,我不在乎是谁影响了我,只要不是我自己。

The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.

士兵的勇气被认为是人性中最廉价、最普遍的品质。

I am a hobbyist photographer so I relate to the visual arts that way, but I'm not a painter.

我是一个摄影爱好者,所以我和视觉艺术有关联,但我不是画家。

I see the work the pope has to do. It is a huge responsibility. Nobody campaigns for it.

我看到教皇要做的工作。这是一个巨大的责任。没有人为它而战。

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.

我和教皇一样有权威,只是没有那么多人相信。

If you're a painter, you're not alone. There's no way to be alone.

如果你是个画家,你并不孤单。一个人是不可能的。

I will ge glad to have done with this life forever.

我很高兴能永远这样度过此生。

I became a writer in spite of my environments.

不管我所处的环境如何,我还是成为了一名作家。

You became something you said you'd never be.

你变成了你说过永远不会成为的人。

Is that what I've become, a piece of meat?

我变成了一块肉吗?

Not everyone who has a cowl on is a monk.

不是每个戴兜帽的人都是和尚。

I will never give up on you. Ever!

我永远不会放弃你。!