A "modern" man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice.

  • -- Elias Canetti 伊莱亚斯卡内蒂

一个“现代”的人没有什么可以添加到现代主义,如果仅仅因为他没有什么可以反对它。适应能力强的人会像虱子一样从时间的枯枝上掉下来。

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The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.

现代人的思维完全混乱了。知识已经扩展到世界和我们的智力都无法立足的地步。我们正在遭受虚无主义的折磨,这是事实。

I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my people were led this time by men who were not soldiers and that crimes were committed of which I had no knowledge.

我依照我的人民的法律履行了我的职责,我很抱歉,我的人民这次是由不是军人的人领导的,犯下了我所不知道的罪行。

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.

我花了很多时间思考观众想要什么。这就是我的工作,在观众之前预测。

Post-modernism is dead because it didn't address human needs.

后现代主义已经消亡,因为它没有满足人类的需求。

I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.

我从来不想给一个人比一只鸟更重的重量。

A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest.

一个人看到他想看到的,而忽视了其余的。