Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.

  • -- George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔

人类是唯一只会消费而不生产的生物。它不产奶,不下蛋,它太弱了,拉不动犁,它跑得不够快,抓不到兔子。然而他是所有动物的主人。

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The imitator is a poor kind of creature. If the man who paints only the tree, or a flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, the king of artists would be the photographer.

模仿者是一种可怜的动物。如果只画眼前的树、花或其他表面的人是艺术家,那么艺术家之王就是摄影师。

I don't want to say work is who I am, but some people feel more centered and more whole when they're producing and creating.

我不想说工作就是我,但有些人在生产和创造的时候会觉得更有中心,更完整。

That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim.

人类是最高贵的生物,这一点也可以从没有其他生物对这一说法提出异议这一事实推断出来。

I tested the waters on producing a record, but I'm more of a creative guy. I can't get into minute details.

我试过灌制唱片,但我更有创造力。我无法细谈细节。