It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

不可忘记的是,我们所谓的信仰的理性基础,往往是为我们的本能辩护的极度非理性的尝试。

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My feet never touched the ground. Lots of good groups with crazy and unique images. It was wild. I spent all of my time doing gigs, TV appearances, interviews, or recording. I could write a book - and probably will.

我的脚从未着地。很多优秀的团体都有疯狂而独特的图片。这是野生的。我把所有的时间都花在了演出、电视节目、采访或录音上。我可以写一本书——也许会。

Well, I've never left my faith - but have I made a lot of mistakes? But was I fortunate that I was brought up in that Pentecostal church, where I heard about God's love and God's forgiveness.

嗯,我从来没有放弃过我的信仰——但是我犯过很多错误吗?但幸运的是,我是在五旬节派的教堂里长大的,在那里我听到了上帝的爱和上帝的宽恕。

Without the meditative background that is criticism, works become isolated gestures, historical accidents, soon forgotten.

没有冥想的背景即批评,作品就成为孤立的姿态,历史的偶然,很快被遗忘。

One of the advantages of science is that one's work, ultimately, is either replicated or it is not.

科学的优势之一是,一个人的工作最终要么被复制,要么没有。

You don't need great faith to move mountains, you only need to use the poor faith you say you have.

你不需要伟大的信念就能移山,你只需要利用你所说的可怜的信念。

You're only as good or bad as your latest attempt to make some connection with the world.

你的好与坏,取决于你最近一次与世界建立联系的尝试。

The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased, it can only be accepted.

过去无法改变、遗忘、编辑或抹去,只能接受。

You grow up in a Sicilian household, becoming an actor is not a big leap.

你在西西里岛的一个家庭长大,成为一名演员并不是一个很大的飞跃。

The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.

教会拯救罪人,但科学试图阻止他们的制造。

I eat as often as I can. I'll eat even if I don't feel like eating.

我尽可能多吃。即使我不想吃,我也要吃。

I think often that God is guiding me.

我常常认为上帝在引导我。