Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime.

  • -- Will Durant 威尔·杜兰特

每一种恶行都曾是一种美德,并可能再次受到尊敬,就像战争时期的仇恨会受到尊敬一样。

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I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.

我认为当演员使我成为一个更好的作家,反之亦然。我知道我想要扮演什么样的角色,我试着为别人创造这样的角色。

When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.

当懦弱变得可敬时,它的追随者无论来自弱者还是强者都是数不胜数的;它很容易成为一种时尚。

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

唯一不能原谅的恶习是虚伪。伪君子悔改本身就是伪善。

I felt early on I wasn't going to be a respectable citizen.

我很早就觉得自己不会成为一个受人尊敬的公民。