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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With eye upraised his master's looks to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man; The rich man's guardian, and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end.

他抬起眼睛,注视着主人的目光,注视着人类的欢乐、安慰和援助;富人的保护人,穷人的朋友,唯一至死不渝的忠贞不渝的人。

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it.

我找了个经纪人。他说,你想做什么,我说,我想获得奥斯卡提名。那是你的工作,那是我付钱给你的。我明白了。

Freedom is not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance; it means compelling Fortune to enter the lists on equal terms.

自由不是成为任何环境、任何约束、任何机会的奴隶;这意味着,如果能以平等的条件进入榜单,财富就会滚滚而来。

I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other.

我很高兴,一方面有人指责我在政治上哗众取宠,另一方面有人又在掩盖事实真相。

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

你被迫独自做出的决定越多,你就越意识到自己有选择的自由。

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.

人是充满希望和创造的动物,这两者都掩盖了事情是无法改变的这一观点。

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

环境是弱者的主宰;他们不过是聪明人的工具。

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。”