At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning.

  • -- William Safire 威廉·萨菲尔

在某种程度上,当人们使用一个词时,他们的意思变成了它的意思。

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One needs something to believe in, something for which one can have whole-hearted enthusiasm. One needs to feel that one's life has meaning, that one is needed in this world.

一个人需要一些信仰,一些可以让他全身心投入的东西。一个人需要感觉到自己的生命有意义,这个世界需要他。

I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.

我不求鸟鸣的意义,也不求旭日高照在雾霭蒙蒙的清晨。他们在那里,他们是美丽的。

So many people witness atrocities and can't take their eyes away from them, but that doesn't mean they're good.

很多人目睹了暴行,无法将目光从他们身上移开,但这并不意味着他们是好人。

I believe people may have a predisposition for artistic creativity. It doesn't mean they're going to make it.

我相信人们可能有艺术创造力的倾向。这并不意味着他们会成功。