I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, 'Give, give.'

  • -- Abigail Adams 阿比盖尔·亚当斯

我越来越相信人是一种危险的动物,无论权力是属于许多人还是少数人的,它总是贪婪的,就像坟墓一样,呼喊着“给予,给予”。

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I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales that we were required to translate in Latin, and all these interesting people who were never quite what they thought they would be or seemed to be.

我喜欢拉丁语,我喜欢各种语言,我喜欢所有的神话,和罗马故事,我们被要求用拉丁语翻译,所有这些有趣的人从来都不是他们想象的那样或者看起来是那样的。

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us.

我们拥有我们所追求的,它一直在那里,如果我们给它时间,它就会让我们知道。

Why should I give you an interview? All you journalists are plagiarists.

我为什么要给你面试?你们这些记者都是剽窃者。

I like being married, but it was never something I felt I had to do.

我喜欢结婚,但我从不觉得我必须结婚。