“ False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. ”
- Charles de Montesquieu- Copy
- 3K
“ It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music. ”
- Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire- Copy
- 1.8K
“ I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to interpret my dreams. ”
- Susan Sontag- Copy
- 351
“ Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly. ”
- Amos Bronson Alcott- Copy
- 466
“ In good films, there is always a directness that entirely frees us from the itch to interpret. ”
- Susan Sontag- Copy
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“ All worthwhile men have good thoughts, good ideas and good intentions — but precious few of them ever translate those into action. ”
- John Hancock Field- Copy
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“ It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action. ”
- Lin Yutang- Copy
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“ The president's economic plan doesn't do enough to create new jobs and that has to be a national priority. While there are some signs the economy is improving, it is not translating into jobs. ”
- Jay Rockefeller- Copy
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“ Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners. ”
- Herbie Hancock- Copy
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“ Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that you talk about translates into competitivness. ”
- Tom Brady- Copy
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“ I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it. ”
- Andrew Johnson- Copy
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“ What the public wants is called 'politically unrealistic.' Translated into English, that means power and privilege are opposed to it. ”
- Noam Chomsky- Copy
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“ Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature. ”
- Arthur Conan Doyle- Copy
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“ The conscience interprets life honestly and realistically. The same cannot be said about the ego. ”
- Shantidasa- Copy
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“ Symptoms, those you believe you recognize, seem to you irrational because you take them in an isolated manner, and you want to interpret them directly. ”
- Jacques Lacan- Copy
- 446
“ We not only interpret the character of events... we may also interpret our interpretations. ”
- Kenneth Burke- Copy
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“ If the Martians can translate this and interpret it, it will give them an interesting view of human nature. ”
- Patrick Moore- Copy
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“ No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver. ”
- Khalil Gibran- Copy
- 118
“ A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. ”
- Bertrand Russell- Copy
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“ God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice. ”
- John Donne- Copy
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“ As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very much like copying paintings. ”
- Boris Pasternak- Copy
- 3K
“ A sensual and intemperate youth translates into an old worn-out body. ”
- Marcus Tullius Cicero- Copy
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