Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing.

  • -- Theodor W. Adorno 狄奥多·阿多诺

今天,自我意识已不再意味着任何东西,而只是作为一种尴尬的自我反省,作为无能为力的实现:知道自己什么都不是。

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Today's preoccupation with physical theories of everything takes a wrong turn from the purpose of science - to question all things relentlessly. Modern physics has become like Swift's kingdom of Laputa, flying absurdly on an island above the earth and indifferent to what is beneath.

今天对万物物理理论的关注,偏离了科学的目的——无情地质疑万物。现代物理学已经变得像斯威夫特的拉皮塔王国,荒谬地飞在地球上方的一个岛上,对地球下方的一切漠不关心。

Time made me change. I gradually woke up to the realization that this is who I am, an author, a public figure, and I couldn't just hide in my study, tapping away at the keyboard and pretend that I didn't have a role to play beyond stringing words together.

时间让我改变。我逐渐意识到这就是我,一个作家,一个公众人物,我不能只是躲在我的书房里,不停地敲击键盘,假装除了把单词串在一起我没有其他的角色。

To be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support.

今天能来到这里,我感到非常幸运,因为我有第二次机会,我的唱片公司相信我,这里的每一个人都对我表示了如此多的爱和支持。

I bet you think an egg is something you casually order for breakfast when you can't think of anything else. Well, so did I once, but that was before the egg and I.

我敢打赌,当你想不起其他事情的时候,你会认为鸡蛋是你随便点的早餐。有一次我也是,但那是在鸡蛋和我之前。

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

遵循有效的行动,安静地反思。从安静的反思中会产生更有效的行动。

If you want to get along with somebody, let them be right, and it will last longer.

如果你想和某人相处,就让他们做对了,这样你们的关系会更长久。

Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.

爱是一种艰难的领悟:除了自己之外,还有别的东西是真实的。

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

荣辱的来临一定是一个人内心力量的反映。

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

自制的朋友比你在市场上买的朋友穿的时间长。

McCabe's Law: Nobody has to do anything.

麦凯布定律:没有人需要做任何事情。