I was raised as a Calvinist, which is doctrine-driven. And though there are many things wrong with Calvinism, you are at least encouraged to argue about things.

  • -- Paul Schrader 保罗·施拉德

我成长为加尔文主义者,这是教义驱动的。虽然加尔文主义有很多错误之处,但至少鼓励你们去争论。

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Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over the centuries, that our parliamentary traditions have combined stability and flexibility and that we should not cast away in a minute what has taken generations to build.

维持现状的人会辩称,这一制度在几个世纪以来为我们提供了良好的服务,我们的议会传统结合了稳定和灵活性,我们不应该在一分钟内抛弃几代人建立起来的东西。

I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, 'Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,' and he would high-five me and say, 'Way to go.'

我在一个父亲鼓励我和弟弟失败的家庭中长大。我特别记得我回到家对他说,‘爸爸,爸爸,我试过这个或那个,但我很糟糕。’他会和我击掌,说,‘干得好。’

In any case, Ives encouraged me to go into music even though he himself had such a hard time being a composer.

无论如何,艾夫斯鼓励我进入音乐领域,尽管他自己作为一名作曲家经历了如此艰难的时期。

When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.

当我们为自己的局限辩护时,我们必须保留它们。