The artist's task is to save the soul of mankind; and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. If artists cannot find the way, then the way cannot be found.

  • -- Terence McKenna 麦凯南

艺术家的任务是拯救人类的灵魂;在罗马燃烧的时候,任何不足都是一种犹豫。如果艺术家找不到路,那么路就找不到。

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But when, in the first setting out, he takes it for granted without proof, that distinctions found in the structure of all languages, have no foundation in nature; this surely is too fastidious a way of treating the common sense of mankind.

但是,当他第一次出发的时候,他认为一切语言的结构上的差别在本质上都是没有根据的,这是没有证据的。这肯定是对待人类常识的一种过于挑剔的方式。

If mankind's greatest achievement is to produce more spaces for mankind to live in, I do not think I am so impressed.

如果人类最大的成就是为人类创造更多的生存空间,我不认为我有这么深刻的印象。

See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is I'm like glue, I stick to other artists.

看,我是真的,我的歌是我的心所在我就像胶水,粘在其他艺术家身上。

Subjective artists are one-eyed, but objective artists are blind.

主观的艺术家是独眼的,客观的艺术家是盲目的。