A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.

一个把鲜花定价成奢侈品的国家还没有学会文明的首要原则。

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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.

我知道我想做一些有创意的事情。我不认为我有机会做这样的事情,因为我不知道有谁追求过他们真正热爱的东西,但我有唱歌或写作的梦想。

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other.

一个文明的国家可以没有敌人,一个人不能在地图上画一条线,这条线甚至在自然界中都不存在,说丑陋的敌人生活在一边,好朋友生活在另一边。

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

我认为任何一个被逼着尽自己所能做到最好的人都是有特权的。这是一种奢侈。

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

文明是建立在人们所需要的东西之上的,而不是建立在为他们提供的东西之上。