But frankly, I'm convinced, insofar as I'm convinced of anything, that if one doesn't live by that, nothing of any interest is going to happen.

不过，坦率来讲，我相信，或者说，我确信，如果一个人不相信这一点，那么他的艺术创作只会平淡无奇。

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I am convinced--even though I'm sure that the Toyota Motor Company didn't organize it this way— I am convinced that on my automobile when I do not plug in my safety belt that there is a bell ringing "DING, ding, ding, DING, ding, ding."

我相信,尽管我确信,丰田汽车公司不会这样组织,我确信在我车上,当我没有系上安全带的时候,会有响铃,"叮,叮,叮,叮,叮,叮"

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