A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

  • -- Frances Burney 弗朗西斯·伯尼

年轻的头脑很少能完全摆脱野心;抑制这种情绪是获得满足感的第一步,因为减少期望就是增加快乐。

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For some reason I can't explain, artist and musicians tend to look younger than our age. Being in music, you need this youthful sense of discovery and wonder for what you're doing and keep your imagination open. That's a youthful way of looking at life and I think that reflects in how you age.

出于某种我无法解释的原因,艺术家和音乐家往往看起来比我们的年龄年轻。在音乐界,你需要这种年轻的发现感和对你所做事情的好奇感,并保持你的想象力。这是年轻人看待生活的一种方式,我认为这反映了你的年龄。

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world.

我所拥有的朋友是无价之宝,虽然不多,但足以使我快乐;我自己的思想结构使我对世界的其余部分漠不关心。

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

别人可能对我期望不高……但我对自己有很高的期望。

Don't let your dreams rust! Listen to your youthful bells ringing loud inside of you.

不要让你的梦想生锈!倾听你青春的钟声在你心中响起。

I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.

我喜欢在球场上辩论,但这并不是真正的辩论。