I’m not a pessimist. I’m an optimist trained in pessimism.
我不是悲观主义者,我是一个受过悲观主义训练的乐观主义者。
夢は、諦めなければ、必ず叶う。
【译文】 子贡说:“贫穷却不阿谀奉承,富贵却不狂妄自大,怎样?”孔子说:“可以。不如穷得有志气,富得有涵养的人。”子贡说:“修养的完善,如同玉器的加工:切了再磋,琢了再磨,对吧?”孔子说:“子贡啊,现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去,你就知道未来。”
The world is changing, and we must change with it.
I’m not perfect, and I don’t pretend to be.
我们都是自己选择的囚徒,但也是自己自由的设计师。
I was asked to act when I couldn’t act. I was asked to sing ’Funny Face’ when I couldn’t sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn’t dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn’t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.