Intellectuals are people who believe that ideas are of more importance than values. That is to say, their own ideas and other people's values.

  • -- Gerald Brenan 杰拉尔德·布雷南

知识分子认为思想比价值更重要。也就是说,自己的想法和别人的价值观。

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It's really important to remember that most people in the public eye are human for a start and a lot of things that you read in the media get slightly misconstrued and manipulated.

重要的是要记住,公众眼中的大多数人一开始都是人,你在媒体上读到的很多东西都会被轻微地误解和操纵。

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

知识分子试图继续前进。但是他们的处境非常困难。那些有勇气表达反对意见的人往往付出了很高的代价。

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas

成为最好的演讲者和拥有最好的想法之间没有任何联系

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.

一个人越不聪明,他就越觉得这个世界不神秘。

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

我不喜欢那个人。我必须更了解他。

Words are but the signs of ideas.

言语不过是思想的标志。