To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

要改革一个世界,改革一个国家,没有一个明智的人会这样做;除了愚蠢的人,所有的人都知道,唯一可靠的,虽然是一个缓慢得多的改革,是每个人开始和完善自己。

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We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

我们将建造新的飞船载着人类进入宇宙,在月球上获得新的立足点,并为去我们自己之外的世界的新旅程做好准备。

Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty has always found satisfaction.

即使在我们看来是最荒谬和最愚蠢的几个世纪里,对美的永恒的欲望总是能得到满足。

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.

我们伟大国家的决心正在经受考验。但毫无疑问,我们将向世界表明,我们将通过考验。

I could meet dreadful people and end up seeing the world through their eyes, seeing their frailties, their needs.

我可以遇到可怕的人,最终通过他们的眼睛看到这个世界,看到他们的弱点,他们的需求。

Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.

在全球化时代的今天,不存在同一民族国家之间的边界问题。

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

即使有一百万人说了蠢话,那也是蠢话。

I want to be perfect. I don't want to fail. And you always fail.

我想变得完美。我不想失败。你总是失败。

I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.

我是扮演迷你版自我的最佳人选。