A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

牙痛,或者一种强烈的激情,并不一定会因为我们对其原因、性质、重要性或无关紧要的认识而减弱。

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If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

如果你问我长寿的唯一最重要的秘诀是什么,我得说就是避免焦虑、压力和紧张。如果你不问我,我还是要说。

So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.

所以我想展示我是如何处理这些钱的。所以我得到了红色的丝绸衬衫,漂亮的帽子,漂亮的马鞍,一匹骏马和两颗金牙。我就是这么做的。

Slater's a big star and he's been in the business a long time. He's always in a good mood and easygoing but he takes his character very seriously.

斯莱特是个大明星,他在这一行干了很长时间。他总是心情很好,很随和,但是他对待自己的性格很认真。

I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.

我不认为选民们会对他们的政治顾问的性格大惊小怪,除非他们的性格反映在候选人身上。

The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still.

支配一切的激情,不管它是什么。支配一切的激情仍然战胜理智。

What the public wants is the image of passion, not passion itself.

公众想要的是激情的形象,而不是激情本身。