A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.

  • -- Eric Hoffer 埃里克·霍弗

持不同意见的少数人只有在能够将自己的意志强加于多数人时才会感到自由:它最痛恨的是多数人的不同意见。

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It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

被少数人压迫是不好的,但被多数人压迫更坏。因为群众中有一种潜在的力量,叫它发挥作用,少数人是很难抗拒的。但出于全体人民的绝对意志,除了叛国之外,没有任何呼吁,没有任何救赎,没有任何庇护。

When you're in the minority, it doesn't matter what you're agenda is, you're not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority.

当你是少数派时,不管你的议程是什么,你都不会拥有作为多数派成员所拥有的自由度。

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

我的大部分工作都是在独立电影中完成的,如果你有五次机会,那你就很幸运了。

I wonder what it feels like to be one of those pretty girls that all of the guys want.

我想知道成为一个所有男人都想要的漂亮女孩是什么感觉。

The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.

与我合作过的大多数导演都不知道如何与演员交谈。

I wonder how it feels like to be loved by you.

我想知道被你爱着是什么感觉。