名人Celebrities[英语名人名言]

时间：2007-05-15 06:26:56

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My initial response was to sue her for defamation1 of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
-- Charles Barkley, on hearing Tonya Harding proclaim herself "the Charles Barkley of figure skating", 1994

 

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.
-- Tony Bennett, 1995

 

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.
-- Shirley Temple Black

 

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
-- Al Capone

 

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
-- Walt Disney

 

I have been attacked by Rush Limbaugh on the air, an experience somewhat akin2 to being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you with slimy stuff on your ankle.
-- Molly Ivins

 

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.
-- Alanis Morissette, singer, 1995

 

If a man is considered guilty for what goes on in his mind, give me the electric chair for all my future crimes.
-- Prince

 

I plan to accumulate as many shoes as Imelda Marcos while cultivating an aura of virtue3 exceeding that of Mother Theresa.
-- Seen in a .signature file

 


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1 defamation FY3zV     
n.诽谤；中伤
参考例句：
  • Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
  • The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。
2 akin uxbz2     
adj.同族的，类似的
参考例句：
  • She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
  • Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
3 virtue BpqyH     
n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力
参考例句：
  • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
  • You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

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