It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.

  • -- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward 伊丽莎白·斯图尔特·菲尔普斯病房

人们不可能忘记尊严,它标志着一个人成为工薪阶层的时刻。我觉得自己突然获得了对自己、对家庭、对世界的价值。

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Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?

我们谈论工作的尊严吗?我们有没有给我们的学生任何理由,让他们相信为自己的工作做出牺牲是值得的,因为这样的牺牲可以改善他们的心理和心理健康?

I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?

我没有权利感,也没有罪恶感。你会对提名者之间缺乏竞争感到惊讶——我认为很多竞争来自外部。我现在可以喝香槟了吗?

If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.

如果有一种现实感,也必须有一种可能性感。

My dignity and good television - they'll never meet.

我的尊严和好的电视——他们永远不会见面。