Meaning is socially, historically, and rhetorically constructed.

  • -- Clifford Geertz 吉尔兹

意义是由社会、历史和修辞构成的。

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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.

从历史上看,音乐家们都知道不按常理出牌是什么感觉——在没有安全网的情况下走钢丝。我们的经历与那些随着不同鼓手的节拍行进的人并没有太大的不同。

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

当我读一本书的时候,我似乎只用眼睛来阅读,但我偶尔会看到一段话,也许只是一个短语,对我来说有意义,它成为我的一部分。

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

这是人生真正的快乐,为一个你自己认为是伟大的目标而奋斗。