Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does take very few grandfathers' granddaughters to take us back to the dark ages.

  • -- Gertrude Stein 格特鲁德·斯坦

每个人都认为这个文明已经持续了很长时间,但它真的需要很少的祖父的孙女带我们回到黑暗时代。

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Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that you have to grab what you can before it's gone. It's almost as if there isn't time for compassion.

由于媒体的存在,这个世界被认为是一个资源和时间正在耗尽的地方。我们被教导,你必须在它消失之前抓住它。几乎没有时间去同情。

The stag tells him that he is the eldest of the sons - the father's favorite - and he warns the father that if he tries to shoot any of the stags, their antlers will tear him to pieces.

雄鹿告诉他,他是儿子中最大的——父亲最喜欢的——他警告父亲,如果他试图射杀任何一只雄鹿,它们的鹿角会把他撕成碎片。

My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.

我妈妈总是告诉我,即使一首歌已经被唱了一千遍,你仍然可以把你自己的东西带进去。我想我做到了。

To make my brothers and my sister laugh was the greatest joy to me in my life. I like people who can make fun of themselves a lot.

使我的兄弟姐妹大笑是我一生中最大的快乐。我喜欢那些能自嘲的人。

Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

也许,没有一个国家富裕到可以同时为战争和文明买单。我们必须做出选择;我们不能两者兼得。

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

文明对我来说有太多的规则,所以我尽我最大的努力重写它们。