What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?

  • -- Richard Joseph Daley 理查德·约瑟夫·戴利

如果一个人把他的一生都奉献给了担任公职,并试图为他的人民做些什么,那么“政治家”这个词本身就有什么问题?

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I don't dismiss the music that I was involved with, I don't think it was a joke, I don't think it was funny or a phase, I don't think it was just something I was doing back then, to me it was who I am. It connects all the way through. I don't distance myself from any of it.

我不否认我所参与的音乐,我不认为这是一个笑话,我不认为这是一个有趣的阶段,我不认为这只是我当时在做的事情,对我来说,这就是我。它连接了所有的路径。我不会让自己远离任何事情。

It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.

在我看来,没有朋友的生活就像为了早上喝咖啡而挤牛奶。这是一大堆麻烦,而且在你得到它之后就不值得了。

Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be a politician.

为什么人们总是期望作者回答问题?我是一个作家,因为我想问问题。如果我有答案,我会成为一名政治家。

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

我祖父几乎不识字。我祖母上过六年级。他们是勤奋的人。他们是节俭的。

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

如果我列一张我崇拜的人的名单,妈妈可能会占一半。她什么都能做。

If you hear something you like, and you're halfway like the public, chances are they'll like it too.

如果你听到你喜欢的东西,而你又有一半像公众一样,他们很可能也会喜欢。

I tend to stay out of the public eye a little, compared to some of my peers.

与我的一些同龄人相比,我倾向于稍微远离公众的视线。

The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.

没有政治家会说“够了”这个词。“足够了。

I had great control, I never missed hitting the other's fellow bat.

我控制得很好,我从来没有错过击中对方的球棒。

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows.

那个安静的人常常把他所知道的都说了。

We are crooked souls trying to stay up straight.

我们是弯曲的灵魂,试图保持正直。

A public is a necessary fiction.

公众是必要的虚构。