Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.

  • -- Thomas Alva Edison 托马斯·阿尔瓦·爱迪生

几乎每个有想法的人都会把它发展到看起来不可能的程度,然后他就会泄气。这不是气馁的地方。

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Drums all have their own particulars - each drum has a place where they sound the best - where they ring out and resonate the best, and the head surface isn't too loose or too tight, mainly so you get a good rebound off of the head.

鼓都有自己的特点——每个鼓都有一个听起来最好的地方——在那里它们发出声音,产生共鸣,而且头部表面不会太松或太紧,主要是为了让头部有一个很好的回弹。

I'll see a beautiful dress in a shop, and then I'll put it on and it looks dreadful because I'm just too curvy. I have to choose carefully - I steer clear of high necks and go for tailored, fitted things.

我会在商店里看到一条漂亮的裙子,然后我穿上它,它看起来糟透了,因为我太曲线美了。我必须谨慎选择——我避开高领,选择剪裁合身的衣服。

I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place.

我是一个红种人。如果伟大的精神希望我成为一个白人,他首先就会让我成为一个白人。

Dreams at first seem impossible, then seem improbable, and finally, when we commit ourselves, become inevitable.

梦想开始似乎不可能,然后似乎不可能,最后,当我们承诺,成为不可避免的。

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

每一个创造者都痛苦地经历着他的内在视觉和最终表达之间的鸿沟。

It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.

如果一群人聚集在一起,名人签名或拍照从来都不是一个好主意。

I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.

我在一个小地方长大,很小的时候就离开了这里,进入了一个更大的世界。

No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.

客观的精神是沉默。

From the lowly perspective of a dog's eyes, everyone looks short.

从一只狗的低视角看,每个人都很矮。

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.

我们需要的是更多专注于不可能的事的人。

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

每一个慈善行为都是通往天堂的垫脚石。

I aim to direct as much as I act at some point in time.

我的目标是,在某个时间点上,我所做的和我所做的一样多。

I just liked the idea of being engaged.

我只是喜欢订婚的感觉。