The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday.

  • -- Theodor W. Adorno 狄奥多·阿多诺

时间痛苦地为之伸展的人是一个徒劳地等待的人,因为没有发现明天已经延续到昨天而感到失望。

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My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, so it was ingrained in me at a young age. As I get older, I'm finding out it's not about getting all buffed up and looking good. It's more about staying healthy and flexible.

我的母亲是一名体育老师,她在成长过程中对健身和营养有着狂热的追求,所以在我很小的时候,这一点就在我心中根深蒂固。随着年龄的增长,我发现这并不是为了让自己变得光鲜亮丽。更重要的是保持健康和灵活。

Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a low one because a person in the latter is already, perhaps, too much humbled.

谦卑是一种优雅,它在高尚的环境中闪耀光芒,但在卑微的环境中却无法同样闪耀光芒,因为一个人在卑微的环境中可能已经过于谦卑了。

The solutions all are simple - after you have arrived at them. But they're simple only when you know already what they are.

所有的解决方案都很简单——在你找到它们之后。但只有当你已经知道它们是什么时,它们才会变得简单。

It is only too clear that man is not at home in this universe, and yet he is not good enough to deserve a better.

很明显,人类在这个世界上并不自在,但他不够好,不配拥有一个更好的。

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.

投票是一项权利,只有那些花时间了解相关问题的人才能行使得最好。

The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.

今天发生的事情和昨天发生的一样,只是发生在不同的人身上。

Today's news, which may be yesterday's anyway, will be eclipsed tomorrow.

今天的新闻,无论如何可能是昨天的新闻,明天就会黯然失色。

I can't moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.

我一点也不能抱怨。我在金鱼缸里玩得很开心。

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

生活不是寻找自我。生活就是创造自己。

One aged man - one man - can't fill a house.

一个老人——一个人——不能填满一座房子。

I'm painfully middle class.

我是痛苦的中产阶级。