I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies.

  • -- Thomas Babington Macaulay 麦考莱

除非我能写些东西,在几天之内取代年轻小姐们桌上最后一本流行小说,否则我是不会满意的。

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How did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around us - computers and cell phones and so on? There were a bunch of ideas, and the good ones grew and prospered. And the bad ones were pretty ruthlessly weeded out.

经济是如何产生我们身边所有这些神奇的东西的——电脑和手机等等?有很多想法,好的想法不断发展壮大。坏的被无情地淘汰了。

Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people.

通常当我第一次去一个地方,除非有什么历史或壮观的自然提供,我喜欢做的第一件事是看看人们的想法。

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.

你知道我写得很慢。这主要是因为我从不满足,直到我说了尽可能多的几个字,简短的写作需要的时间远远超过写作的长度。

I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'

我想我的祖母首先看到了我的潜力。当我年轻的时候,我告诉她,‘我想我应该找份工作。她说,不,继续打吧。

All of the musicians when I was young used to always say you had to tell a story when you're a musician.

当我年轻的时候,所有的音乐家都说,当你是一个音乐家的时候,你必须讲一个故事。

Covetousness is never satisfied till its mouth is filled with earth.

贪婪之心,非满了土,永不知足。

I would love to produce a film.

我很想拍一部电影。