People ask me, 'What do you do?' And I tell them I'm a writer, but always with the silent reservation, 'I am, of course, not really a writer. Hemingway was a writer.'

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

人们问我,‘你是做什么的?我告诉他们我是一名作家,但总是带着沉默的保留。海明威是个作家。”

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It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.

很难说这些互联网初创公司是真的对创业感兴趣,还是只是对钱感兴趣。不过,我可以告诉你:如果他们真的不想建立一家公司,他们就不会幸运地进入这家公司。那是因为这太难了,如果你没有激情,你就会放弃。

So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!

所以人们认为我一直在谎报年龄?是记录错了。我从来没有告诉过任何人我有多大。他们一问我,我就说:‘这不关你的事。所以这意味着我从来没有谎报过自己的年龄。现在这是真的!

I want to ask you how you feel about me. But i never did because i was afraid, i might not like what you have to say.

我想问问你对我的感觉。但我从来没有这样做过,因为我害怕,我可能不喜欢你说的话。

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.

蓝草音乐的人似乎比其他音乐家有更多伟大的故事要讲。

The beauty we love is very silent. It smiles softly to itself, but never speaks.

我们爱的美是很沉默的。它对自己温柔地微笑,但从不说话。

When money talks, the truth is silent.

有钱能使鬼推磨。