We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

在我们对相反的不真实陈述有一个清晰的概念之前,我们永远不会完全理解任何真实陈述的含义。

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People always try to get us in linebacker battles with the other teams. But we're trying to be the best defense in the country. We're going in as a defense and to make a statement.

人们总是试图让我们和其他球队打后卫。但我们正努力成为这个国家最好的防御力量。我们要为自己辩护,并发表声明。

Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it's quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid.

有些人认为拥有丰满的胸部会让女人变得愚蠢。事实上,恰恰相反:女人的胸部越大,男人就越笨。

No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record.

没有一个人的投票,没有一个人的引用,没有一个人的陈述定义了我,我的信仰,我的记录。

Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.

奥登说,诗歌使什么都不会发生。但我想知道,情况是否可能正好相反。它能让一些事情发生。