Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

人不是环境的创造物,环境是人的创造物。我们是自由的个体,人比物质更强大。

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Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.

环境使我们这样做。在评判别人的行为之前,我们应该永远记住这一点。我从第二次世界大战开始就意识到了这一点。

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.

人类是我们所知道的唯一的生物,当他的自然生命的期限结束时,他会把自己的记忆留在身后。

Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

“摆脱恐惧的自由”可以说是对整个人权哲学的概括。

My agent said, 'You aren't good enough for movies.' I said, 'You're fired.'

我的经纪人说,你不适合演电影。我说,“你被解雇了。”

If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?

如果所有的男人生来都是自由的,为什么所有的女人生来就是奴隶?

Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.

环境不造就人;他们揭示了他或她。

I'm very much a creature of habit.

我是个很有习惯的人。