He told me once over dinner in London at the beginning of the conflict in Iraq that he was under no illusions that experience could remove risk.

伊拉克冲突开始时，他曾在伦敦跟我一起吃饭时说他从未幻想过他所经历的一切能使自己远离危险。

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He sees no reason why the same shouldn't work for anyone else. As he told me once, "If I can do it with as little as I had growing up, anyone can do it."

他告诉我，如果像他这样从小条件艰苦的人都能因此获得成功，那么其他人为什么不可以呢？

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My grandfather once told me that the Italians were very brave.

我的祖父曾经告诉我，意大利人非常勇敢。

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Not once did I question this fact. My mind told me I was on Mars as your mind tells you that you are upon Earth.

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I have a friend who's a social psychologist who told me a story once that really made me very nervous, although she's fine.

我有一个社会心理学家朋友,她曾经给我说过一个故事,让我很紧张，虽然她现在一切都好。

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My uncle told me once that more people have brains than guts.

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Which reminds me of a story Oscar de la Renta once told me about Daisy Fellowes, the stylish Singer sewing machine heiress.

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See there's this guy who once told me it's not good to help strangers.

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