A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
自我
Self
Growing up, I was the plain one. I had no style. I was the tough kid with the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
在成长的过程中，我是一个平凡的人。我没有风格。我是个坚强的孩子，后面口袋里有梳子，长着羽毛般的头发。
If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
如果我允许记者们描述一个收藏，而他们犯了错误，我会感到沮丧，因为这些撤销从未被注意到。
Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither I nor any other man hath or can have any idea or notion whatsoever.
我所知道的，也许存在着许多我和任何其他人都没有或不能拥有的观念或概念。
Unless you are a born connoisseur of art, you will not be able to judge by yourself why certain art is superior to other art.
除非你是天生的艺术鉴赏家，否则你无法自己判断为什么某些艺术优于其他艺术。
My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids.
我的愿望很简单，我喜欢教书，我喜欢穿制服，我喜欢练习投球，我喜欢和孩子们在一起。
I think the melody is the first time I hear in a song and if I like the melody, then I'll pay closer attention to the lyrics.
我认为旋律是我第一次听到一首歌，如果我喜欢这个旋律，我会更仔细地注意歌词。
Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
告诉我你想听我唱什么。如果你不介意的话，我可以唱任何你喜欢的歌，然后我将开始收集。
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.
造成我困难的主要原因是我女儿出生不健康的悲剧和我无法面对我的感情。
It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it.
我一直的想法是，中楣应该放在一个房间里，为它提供一个合适的建筑框架。
What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can't I ever just rest?
是什么让我在化妆时抓住任何机会飞遍世界?我能满足吗?我就不能休息一下吗?
I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.
我一生中的每一刻都非常恐惧——我从来没有让恐惧阻止我做一件我想做的事。
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
在我来这里之前，我对这个问题感到困惑。听了你的讲座，我仍然感到困惑。但在更高的层次上。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life.
我一直梦想成为一名厨师，因为我喜欢厨房生活。
By that point, I had started taking singing lessons. And after the first session, I mean, I was surprised that the windows didn't shatter. And after the third session, I really didn't know where this voice had come from.
那时，我已经开始上歌唱课了。在第一节课之后，我的意思是，我很惊讶窗户没有破碎。在第三次治疗之后，我真的不知道这个声音是从哪里来的。
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
我不能带你去打仗。我不给你们制定法律，也不主持正义，但我可以做些别的事情——我可以把我的心和我的奉献给这些古老的岛屿和我们各国人民的兄弟情谊。
I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players.
我是个自学成才的音乐家，除了能从其他演奏者那里学到东西外。
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.
金钱可以大大增加一个人过建设性生活的能力，不仅使自己快乐，而且希望对他人有益。