Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.

  • -- Tryon Edwards 特赖恩·爱德华兹

如果参与其中的人首先准确地定义他们的术语,然后坚持他们的定义,那么大多数争议将很快结束。

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I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.

我认为你的工作不仅仅是为了引起争议,每当你做一些人们不理解的新工作时,他们会说这样做是为了制造争议。

Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to be.

音乐比语言更能准确地描述情感。当我意识到这一点时,我就知道音乐是我想去的地方。

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.

一个成功的人是能够用别人扔给他或她的砖头打下坚实基础的人。

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

大多数争吵都是不可避免的;令人难以置信的。

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

那个坏园丁抱怨他的耙子。