I look back on my liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder - as another exercise in self-involvement - rewarding myself for some superiority I could not logically describe.

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

回顾我的自由主义政治信仰时,我有一种奇怪的感觉——这是另一种自我参与的方式——因为某种我无法从逻辑上描述的优越感而奖励自己。

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It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom he has admired; they constitute his ideal audience and his better self.

诚然,诗人并不直接对他的邻居说话;但是,他确实是在一个伟大的大会上发表演说,这个大会的成员都住在他的思想深处,这个大会的成员都是那些曾经教过他,他也曾钦佩过他的人;他们构成了他理想的听众和更好的自己。

I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There's even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before.

我认为我为比我想象中更多的人写作的想法已经产生了一种文学和政治上的普遍责任。我甚至有一种自豪感,因为我不想落后于我以前所做的。

When you think of couponing, you picture a mom cutting coupons out of the back of the newspaper.

当你想到优惠券的时候,你会想到一个妈妈从报纸背面剪下优惠券。

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

我写音乐是为了取悦自己。希望导演也能喜欢。

The Northwest is in better shape than it was eight years ago.

西北地区的情况比八年前要好。

I don't like defining myself. I just am.

我不喜欢定义自己。我只是我。