Well, I would certainly never have make a career out of philosophy, if I have focused on issues that didn't have any impact on our lives.

我永远都不会,将哲学作为我的职业，如果我一直关注的是,与我们的生活无关紧要的话题。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

You may remember that I had suggested in the lecture on the Nativity Ode that Milton may have thought of his career as if it were something like a race.

你们可能记得我在的演说中,曾经设想的，弥尔顿或许把他的职业,看作无休止的竞赛与追逐。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选