Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

如果年轻人能意识到他们很快就会变成走路的习惯,他们就会在塑料的状态下更加注意自己的行为。

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I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite.

我试着做一些非常硬的东西,但后来我想我应该做一些非常软的东西,可以塑造成不同的形状。这就是我如何想出第一个塑料。我叫它胶木。

The chances of a person breaking through their own habits and sloth and limited mind to actually write something that gets out there and matters to people are slim.

一个人突破自己的习惯、懒惰和有限的思维,真正写出对人们有意义的东西的机会是渺茫的。

Plastic surgery can't make you younger or more beautiful, because beauty is in your eyes, isn't it? It's in your soul; you can't strap it on.

整容手术不能让你更年轻或更漂亮,因为美就在你的眼睛里,不是吗?它在你的灵魂里;你不能把它系上。

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

庆祝成功固然不错,但更重要的是要吸取失败的教训。

I'm not a politician and my other habits are good.

我不是政治家,我的其他习惯都很好。