I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.

  • -- Rachel Field 雷切尔·菲尔德

我看到公众舆论像一阵风一样转变,甚至把它点燃的火也扑灭了。

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Yet the effort to inform the public also encouraged responsible public discussion that succeeded in developing a consensus for the measured approach that many scientists supported.

然而,向公众提供信息的努力也鼓励了负责任的公众讨论,这些讨论成功地就许多科学家支持的有分寸的方法达成了共识。

What we have to do now is to make the public at large aware that what we're looking at is not a historical event but - and I have to be brutal and I am going to say it - a racket.

我们现在要做的是让广大公众意识到,我们所看到的不是一个历史事件,而是——我不得不说得很残酷——一个骗局。

No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought.

没有人应该如此珍贵到拒绝对他们工作的批评。但是,要尊重一个意见,我们必须知道它是诚实地、经过适当考虑而提出的。

Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.

你带到火边,随手拿在手里的书,毕竟是最有用的。

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

没有什么比没有任何意见更有益于心灵的平静了。

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

我的激情从未跳出壁炉,点燃地毯。