Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.

  • -- Phil Donahue 多纳休

向报道地震的记者颁发荣誉雕像,就像向外科医生颁发一等奖一样。

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There are all sorts of reasons why I don't do much work in the theatre, the main one being that after two performances I feel I've given all I can. I hate repetition, I really do. It's like asking a painter to paint he same picture every day of his life.

我在剧院工作不多的原因有很多,其中最主要的原因是在两场演出之后,我觉得我已经尽了我所能。我讨厌重复,真的讨厌。这就像让一个画家每天画他生活中的同一幅画。

I don't see how they can with most of my pieces, but I think it's unfortunate that they can through familiarity with flashy performances of a great deal of other music.

我不知道他们怎么能与我的大多数作品,但我认为这是不幸的,他们可以通过熟悉大量其他音乐华丽的表演。

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current.

荣誉的头衔就像硬币上的印痕,不能增加金银的价值,只能使铜流通。

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

不是头衔使人尊贵,而是人尊敬头衔。