從貝拉克•奧巴馬的感悟到西格蒙德•弗洛伊德的思考,這些妙語(yǔ)名言跨越百年,無(wú)不時(shí)刻告訴我們,“父親”是世上最難的工作。(當(dāng)然還有母親!)
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” - Mark Twain
“我14歲時(shí),覺(jué)得父親很笨,幾乎沒(méi)法與他共處一室??傻轿?1歲時(shí),他的變化讓我震驚,這七年間他究竟學(xué)了多少啊。”
——馬克•吐溫
I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. - Umberto Eco
我覺(jué)得,我們?nèi)蘸蟪蔀槭裁礃拥娜酥饕Q于父親在一些不經(jīng)意的時(shí)刻教給我們什么,在他們不說(shuō)教的時(shí)候表達(dá)的東西。
——安伯托•艾柯
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. - Sigmund Freud
我認(rèn)為在一個(gè)人的孩童時(shí)期,沒(méi)有什么需要比需要父親的保護(hù)來(lái)得更強(qiáng)烈。
——西格蒙德•弗洛伊德
I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman to make it happen. - Matthew McConaughey
我一直想做一名父親,并認(rèn)為那一定非常美好。不過(guò),實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)夢(mèng)想需要有一個(gè)合適的女人。
——馬修•麥康納
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. - Theodore Hesburgh
一個(gè)父親能為他孩子做的最好事情,就是好好愛(ài)他的媽媽。
——西奧多•赫斯伯格
Whoever does not have a good father should procure one. - Friedrich Nietzsche
人無(wú)論如何都需要一個(gè)好父親。若沒(méi)有,請(qǐng)尋找。
——尼采
Above all, children need our unconditional love, whether they succeed or make mistakes; when life is easy and when life is tough. - President Obama
最重要的是,無(wú)論我們的孩子是對(duì)是錯(cuò),是一帆風(fēng)順或是生活坎坷,他們都需要我們無(wú)條件的愛(ài)。
——美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬
Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough. - Robert Downey Jr
想當(dāng)孩子眼中的英雄嗎?不,我希望做一個(gè)有血有肉的人。能做到這樣已經(jīng)很難了。
——小羅伯特•唐尼
A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. - Bill Cosby
初為人父,你會(huì)很快發(fā)現(xiàn),每次你在洗手間,你的小孩一定會(huì)跑來(lái)找你;就好像需要陪伴的是你,而不是他。
——比爾•考斯比
This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything. - Mark Wahlberg
做父親是我最重要的角色。如果不能做一個(gè)好父親,我會(huì)一無(wú)所成。
——馬克•沃爾伯格
It is much easier to become a father than to be one. - Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son: Reflections on Becoming a Man
當(dāng)?shù)凰查g,做爹一輩子。
——肯特•納爾本,《長(zhǎng)大成男人:成功父親告訴兒子的31件事 》
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong. - Charles Wadsworth
當(dāng)一個(gè)男人意識(shí)到他的父親或許是對(duì)的時(shí)候,他通常已經(jīng)有了一個(gè)對(duì)他表示質(zhì)疑的兒子。
——查爾斯•華茲華斯
It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
我的父親討厭槍?zhuān)矎奈瓷线^(guò)戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)??捎行r(shí)候,我認(rèn)為他是世上最勇敢的人。
——哈波•李,《殺死一只知更鳥(niǎo)》