When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else. 当我完成一幅画的时候，我和其他人一样感到惊讶。 -- Howard Hodgkin 霍华德·霍奇金
No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else. 任何一个人，无论多么强壮，都不可能在担任十年校长、牧师或参议员的同时，还能胜任其他任何工作。 -- Henry Brooks Adams 亨利·亚当斯
Absent thee from felicity a while, And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain To tell my story. 你暂时离开了幸福，在这个严酷的世界里，请在痛苦中屏住呼吸，把我的故事讲给你听。 -- William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚
Whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 所以我们或生或死，都是主的。 -- Holy Bible 圣经
Thought is action in rehearsal 思想是排练中的行动 -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生
I've always had a certain fascination. It's basically paint what you know, and this is what I grew up with. 我一直有一种特殊的魅力。它基本上是画你知道的东西，这就是我长大的地方。 -- Martin Mull 马丁·马尔
I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win. 我对抗癌症。这是我想要赢得的另一场战斗。 -- Arlen Specter 斯佩克特
The luck will alter and the star will rise. 运气会改变，星星会升起。 -- John Masefield 约翰·马斯菲尔德
They gang in Stirks, and come out Asses, Plain truth to speak; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o'Greek! 他们成群结队地骑着马镫，从驴群里出来，说的都是真话;他们还想靠希腊人的力量爬上帕纳索斯山呢! -- Robert Burns 罗伯特·伯恩斯
One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels. 一个人的幸福与其说取决于他知道什么，不如说是取决于他的感觉。 -- Liberty Hyde Bailey 丽波提·海德·贝礼