Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.

  • -- Victor Davis Hanson 维克托·戴维斯·汉森

通常,发动战争的借口不是土地、食物或燃料的真正短缺,而是感知——比如恐惧、荣誉和感知到的利己主义。

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Major social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.

重大的社会运动最终会淡出人们的视野,不是因为它们已经减少,而是因为它们已经成为我们的感知和经验的一个永久组成部分。

I don't want to be a spokesman for family values, but that's the way my standup is perceived.

我不想成为家庭价值观的代言人,但这就是人们对我的看法。

I think perception is important.

我认为感知很重要。