If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.

  • -- James Baldwin 鲍德温

如果上帝的概念有任何有效性或用途,它只能使我们更大,更自由,更有爱。如果上帝不能这样做,那么是时候我们摆脱他了。

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My dad used to say, 'You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine,' and there's some validity in it. But honestly, even when I'm inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit.

我父亲曾经说过,‘你必须成为机器的一部分,才能打败机器。’这句话有一定的道理。但说实话,即使我在机器里,你还是能看到我。我有点突出。

It's a mystery. That's the first thing that interests me about the idea of God. If there is one, it's mysterious and powerful and awesome to even consider the concept, and you have to take it seriously.

这是一个谜。这是我对上帝的概念感兴趣的第一件事。如果真的有这样一个概念,那么即使是考虑这个概念也会让人感到神秘、强大和敬畏,而且你必须认真对待它。

I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and the next time, I wouldn't like that to be too big.

我认为印第对我来说很特别。我上次开印第车和下次开印第车之间的距离越大,我不希望它太大。

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.

在我成长的过程中,母亲会带我去看戏剧和博物馆,我们会谈论生活。那些时光塑造了我。

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

有时候,一个概念之所以令人困惑,并不是因为它深奥,而是因为它是错误的。