A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
个人
Myself
I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.
我知道我是一个优秀的专业人士,我知道没有人比我更苛刻,在任何情况下,这一点永远不会改变。
In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it.
从理论上讲,这对某些人来说似乎是正确的,但当涉及到成为上帝复仇的工具时,我自己并不喜欢。
In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.
在最初的日子里,我经常觉得当我们玩的时候我在参加数学考试。这是一种需要证明自己的深刻感受。
My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked.
我当时的女朋友说服我把这些歌寄到蛀牙搜索。当他们想公布我的唱片时,我完全惊呆了。
If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?
如果我给自己定了一项任务,不管它多么微不足道,我都要完成它。否则我怎么能对自己有信心去做重要的事情呢?
I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop.
我倾向于一边写一边计划。我想让自己和角色保持开放的心态,继续前进,直到似乎到了该停下来的时候。
I don't think I ever thought of myself as Superman. But there were people who thought of me that way, and maybe I believed them a little.
我从来没想过自己是超人。但有些人就是这么想我的,也许我有点相信他们。
My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
我的生活就是一个大笑话,一个舞蹈,一个说话的歌,我笑得那么厉害,当我想到自己的时候,我几乎要窒息了。
I just pinch myself, because I think if there's anything I can be proud of, I've survived success, which I think is difficult these days.
我只是掐自己一下,因为我想,如果有什么值得我骄傲的事情,那就是我挺过了成功的考验,而我认为如今的成功是困难的。
The genuine truth, and I do think about this a lot, is that I'm one of the least competitive people you'll ever meet. Except with myself.
真正的事实是,我确实经常思考这个问题,我是你所见过的最没有竞争力的人之一。除了我自己。
If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.
如果你打得不好,游戏就没有那么有趣了。当这种情况发生时,我告诉自己,就像我小时候一样出去玩。
Doubts raced through my mind as I considered the feasibility of enforcing a law which the majority of honest citizens didn't seem to want.
当我考虑实施一项大多数诚实公民似乎并不希望实施的法律的可行性时,我的脑子里充满了怀疑。
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Past is past.
过去的已经过去。
I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
我是一个狂热的爱好者,但并不是一个怪人,因为我有一些关于如何正确建造飞行器的理论。我希望利用我自己已经知道的一切,然后,如果可能的话,加上我的一点,以帮助未来的工人谁将获得最终的成功。
I've never had my brows done - I tweeze them myself. I used to watch my mom pluck her brows, that's how I learned.
我从来没有做过眉毛——我自己用镊子夹住眉毛。我曾经看着我妈妈拔眉毛,这就是我学到的。
I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.
我知道我有大耳朵和大额头,我的头发竖起来。但我对自己很满意。我不一定要在这里赢得选美比赛。
I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.
我想我已经准备好以更人性化的方式推销自己了。我不觉得那么没有安全感。
I never thought of myself as a writer.
我从未想过自己会成为一名作家。