A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.

  • -- Richard Hofstadter 理查德·霍夫施塔特

大学的本质特征是成为一个自由调查和批评的中心——这是一件不能为其他任何事情牺牲的事情。

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I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of them would go over my shoulder and float off the top of my head, and I just didn't feel anything. Then I would hear a song that would absolutely shake me.

我是一个民谣歌手。人们会寄民谣。有些会越过我的肩膀,从我的头顶飘下来,而我什么也感觉不到。然后我会听到一首歌,绝对会震撼我。

I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.

我不知道为什么为别人写作变得越来越难。可能是不愿意放弃任何你可能会用到的东西造成了阻塞。我做到了,但当它曾经是容易的时候,它仍然是困难的。

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

当我们看到有价值的人,我们应该想办法与他们平等;当我们看到性格相反的人时,我们应该反省自己。

A boy is not free to find a partner of his own as long as he must be the partner to his mother.

一个男孩不可能自由地找到自己的伴侣,只要他必须是他母亲的伴侣。

Never name a show after a character if you want to be the guy running the show.

如果你想成为主持节目的人,就不要用角色的名字给节目命名。

Judges must be free from political intervention or intimidation.

法官必须不受政治干预或恐吓。