Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

与其说人是环境的产物,不如说人是环境的建筑师。

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It is a high patriotic duty that we support and sustain the men who have been placed in position of difficulty, burden, responsibility, and even danger as the result of our suffrages.

我们支持和支持那些由于我们的选举而处于困难、负担、责任甚至危险境地的人,这是一项崇高的爱国责任。

It was amazing that during rehearsals, without any of the costume on, the character was there complete. It just happened. Half the time, I didn't know I was doing it.

令人惊讶的是,在排练时,没有穿任何服装,这个角色在那里是完整的。它只是发生。有一半时间,我都不知道自己在做这件事。

The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.

不相信自己的人,就不会相信别的。所有正直和品格的基础是我们对自己正直的信念。

The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait. It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work. Progress may continue.

曝光的时间(在阳光下一分钟)对这幅肖像来说还是太长了。我第一次开始工作是十五分钟。可以继续进步。

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.

人民的冷漠足以使每一座雕像从基座上跃起,加速死者的复活。

Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.

贫民窟可能是犯罪的温床,但是中产阶级的郊区是冷漠和精神错乱的温床。

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

正义是所有道德责任的总和。

God helps them that helps themselves.

天助自助者。