I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

  • -- Auguste Rodin 奥古斯特·罗丁

我选择一块大理石,把我不需要的东西砍掉。

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Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it.

当然,我有时会很沮丧,我妈妈会担心我,因为我会睡觉来逃避。因为我很害怕成为一名音乐家或艺术家,或者随便你怎么称呼它。

I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

我也从不同的球员身上学到了很多。关键可能是三个人:善良的上帝,和我一起踢球的进攻型边锋,以及能很好地阻挡对方进攻的伟大后卫。

If I could get a deal on whatever my impulse was, whenever my impulse struck, and it was nearby, I would use that all the time. It would reshape the way that I shop.

如果我能买到一笔交易,不管我的冲动是什么,无论我的冲动什么时候出现,而且就在附近,我都会一直用它。它将重塑我的购物方式。

As a columnist, I realize that whatever amount of corruption I expose, half my readers will block it out, although they may get a frisson of joy in the process.

作为一名专栏作家,我意识到,不管我揭露了多少腐败,半数读者都会把它挡在门外,尽管他们可能会在这个过程中感到一阵喜悦。

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

雕刻家通过凿掉大理石中不需要的部分来雕刻出美丽的雕像,这是一个淘汰的过程。

In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.

在治疗中,我学会了保持精神生活和职业生活平衡的重要性。我需要恢复平衡。

I used to always run off at the mouth and talk about people. I just didn't know that it would make a living for me.

我过去总是滔滔不绝地说人坏话。我只是不知道它会为我谋生。

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

与土地和谐相处,犹如与朋友和谐相处;你不能既爱护他的右手,又砍掉他的左手。

You choose what you can live with and what you can't live without.

你可以选择你能拥有什么,也可以选择你不能没有什么。

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

我看见大理石上的天使,我雕刻他,直到我把他放出来。

Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.

每个人都必须选择自己能承受多少真相。

All you need is believe in yourself.

你所需要的只是相信你自己。

Shopping turns me off.

购物使我厌烦。