Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid for. Fortunately, however, it is not the leisured and the cultured who have to pay.

  • -- Aldous Huxley 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎

就像这个世界上所有其他的好东西一样,休闲和文化也是要花钱的。然而,幸运的是,付出代价的不是那些闲散和有文化的人。

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My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

幸运的是,我自己的梦想在这种伟大的状态下实现了。我成了宇宙先生;我成了一个成功的商人。尽管有些人说我说话仍然带着轻微的口音,但我已经达到了演艺事业的顶峰。

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

幸运的是,现在我的处境是故事而不是金钱。在我早期的职业生涯中,更重要的是迈出第一步,获得足够的钱来生活,老实说。

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

如果闲暇和好奇心不被细微的模仿和费力的琐事所分散,它们可能很快就会在有用的知识方面取得巨大的进步。

The center of Western culture is Greece, and we have never lost our ties with the architectural concepts of that ancient civilization.

西方文化的中心是希腊,我们从未与那个古老文明的建筑理念失去联系。

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

悠闲的生活和懒惰的生活是两回事。坟墓里会有足够的睡眠。

Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.

文化被恰当地描述为对完美的热爱;这是对完美的研究。

The cultured man is an artist, an artist in humanity.

有修养的人是艺术家,是人类的艺术家。