क्या यह सोचना सिनिकल (निराशावादी) होगा कि जो भी मुस्कुरा रहा है, वह झूठा और अपराधी है?

Is it cynical to assume that anyone smiling is a liar and a criminal?

Is it cynical to assume that anyone smiling is a liar and a criminal?

Topic Society & World Human Nature
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Question 95%

अमेरिका की समस्याओं के केंद्र में एक बुनियादी विरोधाभास यह है कि यदि हम वास्तव में एक लोकतंत्र होते और यदि हम सचमुच अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता का आनंद ले रहे होते, तो हम CIA का अध्ययन कर पाते और उस पर खुलकर बात कर पाते। हम अपने संस्थागत नस्लवाद और क्रूरता का सामना करते। लेकिन हम ऐसा नहीं कर सकते, इसलिए हमारी खुफिया एजेंसी का इतिहास आज भी अनजाना बना हुआ है, जिसका मतलब यह है कि हम खुद नहीं जानते कि एक व्यक्ति के रूप में या एक राष्ट्र के रूप में हम असल में कौन हैं। हम खुद को वह समझते हैं जो हम वास्तव में हैं ही नहीं। हमारे नेता सच्चाई के छोटे-छोटे टुकड़ों को जानते हैं, लेकिन जिस पल वे CIA के उन बेहद बुरे कामों पर बात करना शुरू करते हैं, वे नेता नहीं रह जाते।

The essential contradiction at the heart of America's problems: if we were a democracy and if we truly enjoyed free speech, we would be able to study and speak about the CIA. We would confront our institutionalized racism and sadism. But we can't, and so our agency's history remains unknown, which in turn means we have no idea who we are, as individuals or as a nation. We imagine ourselves to be things we are not. Our leaders know bits and pieces of the truth, but they cease being leaders once they begin to talk about the truly evil things the CIA is doing.

The essential contradiction at the heart of America's problems: if we were a democracy and if we truly enjoyed free speech, we would be able to study and speak about the CIA. We would confront our institutionalized racism and sadism. But we can't, and so our agency's history remains unknown, which in turn means we have no idea who we are, as individuals or as a nation. We imagine ourselves to be things we are not. Our leaders know bits and pieces of the truth, but they cease being leaders once they begin to talk about the truly evil things the CIA is doing.

Topic Society & World Freedom
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Thought-provoking 95%

हमारा अनुभव दिन-प्रतिदिन तस्वीरों द्वारा अधिक से अधिक नियंत्रित होता जा रहा है—अखबारों और पत्रिकाओं में, टेलीविज़न पर और सिनेमा में दिखने वाली तस्वीरें। इन तस्वीरों के सामने हमारा अपना सीधा और वास्तविक अनुभव पीछे हटने लगा है, और वह अधिक से अधिक मामूली प्रतीत होने लगा है। एक समय ऐसा था जब तस्वीरों का काम वास्तविकता की व्याख्या करना लगता था, लेकिन अब ऐसा लगता है जैसे उन्होंने वास्तविकता को ही हड़प लिया है। इसलिए यह अनिवार्य हो जाता है कि हम तस्वीर को खुद समझें, किसी खोई हुई वास्तविकता को उजागर करने के लिए नहीं, बल्कि यह तय करने के लिए कि कोई तस्वीर अपने आप में एक अर्थपूर्ण संरचना कैसे बन जाती है।

To an ever greater extent out experience is governed by pictures, pictures in newspapers and magazines, on television and in the cinema. Next to these pictures firsthand experience begins to retreat, to seem more and more trivial. While it once seemed that pictures had the function of interpreting reality, it now seems they have usurped it. It therefore becomes imperative to understand the picture itself, not in order to uncover a lost reality, but to determine how a picture becomes a signifying structure of its own accord.

To an ever greater extent out experience is governed by pictures, pictures in newspapers and magazines, on television and in the cinema. Next to these pictures firsthand experience begins to retreat, to seem more and more trivial. While it once seemed that pictures had the function of interpreting reality, it now seems they have usurped it. It therefore becomes imperative to understand the picture itself, not in order to uncover a lost reality, but to determine how a picture becomes a signifying structure of its own accord.

Topic Society & World Media
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

एक बार जब मैं एडिटिंग रूम में होता हूँ, तो मैं यह भूल जाता हूँ कि मैं क्या शूट करना चाहता था। मैं बहुत ही व्यावहारिक और स्पष्ट रूप से देखता हूँ कि मैंने असल में क्या शूट किया है, और फिर मैं उसकी एडिटिंग करता हूँ; क्योंकि अगर आप अपनी सोची हुई चीज़ को एडिट करने की कोशिश करेंगे और कहीं चूक गए होंगे, तो वह साफ़ नज़र आ जाएगा।

Once I'm in the editing room, forget about what I intended to shoot. I take a cold, hard look at what I really did shoot, and then I edit that because, if you try to edit what you intended and you missed somewhere, that will show up.

Once I'm in the editing room, forget about what I intended to shoot. I take a cold, hard look at what I really did shoot, and then I edit that because, if you try to edit what you intended and you missed somewhere, that will show up.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

आज के राजनेताओं की एक मुख्य खूबी यह बन गई है कि वे सच को छिपाना या उसे घुमा-फिराकर पेश करना अच्छी तरह जानते हैं।

A valuable qualification of a modern politician seems to be a capacity for concealing or explaining away the truth.

A valuable qualification of a modern politician seems to be a capacity for concealing or explaining away the truth.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

हम दोनों के बीच कड़ी टक्कर है लेकिन अगले दस दिनों में चुनाव प्रचार बेहद कड़ा होने वाला है। हमें यूनान के लोगों के सामने पूरी तरह से खुले और ईमानदार रहना चाहिए। उन्हें पता होना चाहिए कि वे वास्तव में क्या उम्मीद कर सकते हैं। मुझे लगता है कि राजनीति की ये सारी पुरानी सोच अब खत्म हो चुकी है। यूनान को इस संकट से बाहर निकालने के लिए हमें ईमानदार, स्पष्टवादी और दृढ़ संकल्प होना होगा।

We are neck and neck but there will be a very - it will be a very tough campaign in the last ten days. We must be very open and sincere with the Greek people. They should know what they could really expect. I think all of these old political logic is dead. We have to be honest, open and determined to get the Greeks out of this crisis.

We are neck and neck but there will be a very - it will be a very tough campaign in the last ten days. We must be very open and sincere with the Greek people. They should know what they could really expect. I think all of these old political logic is dead. We have to be honest, open and determined to get the Greeks out of this crisis.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Urgent Sentiment: Mixed Type: Political 95%

मुझे लगता है कि हमारा देश महान है, लेकिन ऐसी कई चीजें हैं जिनमें हम उतने अच्छे नहीं हैं। दुर्भाग्य से, शिक्षा उनमें से एक है।

I think that we do have a great country, but there's a lot of things that we're not so great at. Unfortunately, education is one of them.

I think that we do have a great country, but there's a lot of things that we're not so great at. Unfortunately, education is one of them.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Education
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 95%

अगर एल्विस ज़िंदा है, तो टुपैक भी ज़िंदा है। मैंने टुपैक को 46वीं स्ट्रीट पर बिगी की टी-शर्ट्स 10 डॉलर में दो बेचते हुए देखा है।

If Elvis is alive, Tupac is alive. I saw Tupac on 46th Street selling Biggie t-shirts 2 for 10 dollars.

If Elvis is alive, Tupac is alive. I saw Tupac on 46th Street selling Biggie t-shirts 2 for 10 dollars.

Topic Life & Existence Death
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Humorous 95%

सच तो यह है कि हम क्या करते हैं, इससे ज्यादा यह मायने रखता है कि हम इसे कैसे करते हैं और क्यों करते हैं।

In truth it matters less what we do... than how we do it and why.

In truth it matters less what we do... than how we do it and why.

Topic Achievement & Work Excellence
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Philosophical 95%

राष्ट्रपति ओबामा से एक समाचार कार्यक्रम के दौरान जॉर्ज स्टीफनोपूलस ने कुछ सवाल पूछे थे कि क्या यह एक कर (टैक्स) है। और उन्होंने ऐसा जवाब दिया था जिसे पढ़कर कोई भी यही समझेगा कि वह इसे कर नहीं मान रहे हैं। मुझे लगता है कि उन्होंने जो कहा था वह यह था, "यह सभी अमेरिकियों पर कर में बढ़ोतरी नहीं है।"

The president [Barak Obama] had been asked some questions by George Stephanopoulos on a news show about whether it was a tax. And he had given an answer that you might read as him saying it wasn't a tax. I think what he said was, "It isn't a tax increase on all Americans."

The president [Barak Obama] had been asked some questions by George Stephanopoulos on a news show about whether it was a tax. And he had given an answer that you might read as him saying it wasn't a tax. I think what he said was, "It isn't a tax increase on all Americans."

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Neutral Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

पूरी तरह से कोई भी तकनीक या विषय पूरी तरह मौलिक नहीं होता।

There is no such thing as a completely original technique or subject.

There is no such thing as a completely original technique or subject.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

मुझे शिक्षा शास्त्र का कोई ऐसा प्रोफेसर दिखा दीजिए, खासकर ई-लर्निंग का कोई ऐसा प्रोफेसर जो भाषण देता हो, और मैं आपको एक ऐसा पाखंडी दिखा दूंगा जिसने कभी रिसर्च ही नहीं पढ़ी।

Show me a Professor of Education, especially a Professor of E-learning, who lectures, and I'll show you a hypocrite who doesn't read the research.

Show me a Professor of Education, especially a Professor of E-learning, who lectures, and I'll show you a hypocrite who doesn't read the research.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Education
Tone: Sarcastic Sentiment: Negative Type: Sarcastic 95%

सवाल यह है कि नेटवर्क टेलीविज़न के लिए कौन से शब्द सही हैं और कौन से गलत, और उनका संदर्भ क्या है? क्या इस संदर्भ में यह शब्द इस्तेमाल करना सही था? या फिर आप जानबूझकर हवा में उस शब्द का इस्तेमाल करने का कोई रचनात्मक तरीक़ा ढूँढ रहे हैं?

The question is, what are appropriate words and inappropriate words for network television, and what's the context? Was this appropriate in this context? Or are you creatively trying to find a way to use that word on the air?

The question is, what are appropriate words and inappropriate words for network television, and what's the context? Was this appropriate in this context? Or are you creatively trying to find a way to use that word on the air?

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Question 95%

जब शेयर बाज़ार गिरा, तो बहुत से लोगों को यह समझ आया कि 'अमेरिकन ड्रीम' (अमेरिकी सपना) जैसी कोई चीज़ नहीं है, यह सिर्फ छलावा था। वे जिस चीज़ के सहारे जी रहे थे, वह एक दिखावा मात्र था। वह सच नहीं था।

When the stock market crash, a lot of people realized that the American dream was not all it was cracked up to be. They'd been living for this thing and it was kind of a façade. It wasn't real.

When the stock market crash, a lot of people realized that the American dream was not all it was cracked up to be. They'd been living for this thing and it was kind of a façade. It wasn't real.

Topic Achievement & Work Money
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

मैं हमेशा दी हुई और सरल चीज़ों का इस्तेमाल करता हूँ, मैं उनमें कुछ भी जोड़ना या घटाना नहीं चाहता।

I always use given and simple elements, I don't want to add or subtract anything.

I always use given and simple elements, I don't want to add or subtract anything.

Topic Life & Existence Simplicity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Philosophical 95%

मैं बस इतना जानता हूँ कि कला के बारे में मेरा सिद्धांत पूरी तरह से नया था, एक ऐसा नया नज़रिया जिसने तस्वीरों को बिल्कुल वास्तविक जीवन जैसा दिखा दिया।

All I know is that mine was a completely new theory about art, a new approach that made the pictures appear just like life does.

All I know is that mine was a completely new theory about art, a new approach that made the pictures appear just like life does.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

फोटोग्राफी की पूरी प्रक्रिया की सबसे खूबसूरत बात यह है कि आँखों का संपर्क बहुत कुछ बयां कर सकता है।

That's one of the wonderful things about the whole process of photography - eye contact can be very revealing.

That's one of the wonderful things about the whole process of photography - eye contact can be very revealing.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

मुझे कभी समझ नहीं आता कि जब लोग ऐसी बातें करते हैं जैसे— "मुझे अमूर्त कला (एब्स्ट्रैक्ट आर्ट) समझ नहीं आती!" या फिर: "अमूर्त कला बकवास है!" या फिर: "अमूर्त कला यथार्थवाद जितनी असरदार नहीं है!"

I can never fathom it when people say things like "I can't understand abstract art!" Or: "Abstract art is junk!" Or: "Abstract art isn't as valid as realism!"

I can never fathom it when people say things like "I can't understand abstract art!" Or: "Abstract art is junk!" Or: "Abstract art isn't as valid as realism!"

Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

पश्चिमी राजनीति में एक बहुत बड़ा सच है जिसे मैं देख पाया हूँ, और वह यह है: आपके राजनीतिक विचार जितने वामपंथी (left wing) होंगे, आपके उतने ही अधिक नासमझ या भोले होने की संभावना है। आपके राजनीतिक विचार जितने दक्षिणपंथी (right wing) होंगे, आपके उतने ही अधिक बुरे इंसान होने की संभावना है। कोई राजनीतिक रुख चुनना मूल रूप से यह तय करने का मामला है कि इंसान के रूप में आप किस असफलता के साथ जीने में ज्यादा सहज महसूस करते हैं।

There is one great truth in western politics that I have been able to see, and that is this: The more left wing your political ideals are, the more naive a person you are likely to be. The more right wing your political ideals are, the more evil a person you are likely to be. Choosing a political standpoint is largely a matter of deciding which failure as a human you are more comfortable with.

There is one great truth in western politics that I have been able to see, and that is this: The more left wing your political ideals are, the more naive a person you are likely to be. The more right wing your political ideals are, the more evil a person you are likely to be. Choosing a political standpoint is largely a matter of deciding which failure as a human you are more comfortable with.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

स्वतंत्र रूप से सोचने की क्षमता विकसित करने की दिशा में पहला सबक यह है: यह समझ लीजिए कि सरकार जो कुछ भी कहती है, उसमें झूठ और धोखे की पूरी गुंजाइश होती है। आप तभी उस पर विश्वास कर सकते हैं जब आप सवाल पूछें, हर संभव पहलू की जाँच कर लें और यह पाएँ कि उनकी बात सच साबित हो रही है। अगर आप एक सच्चे देशभक्त हैं, तो हर कदम पर अपनी सरकार से सवाल पूछना आपका कर्तव्य है। एक देशभक्त अपने देश और देशवासियों के प्रति वफादार होता है, अपनी सरकार के प्रति नहीं।

Lesson number one in trying to develop the ability of independent thought: Understand that EVERYTHING the government says has the potential to be lies and deception. You can believe it's the truth only after you question, exhaust every avenue, and find that their story checks out. If you're a patriot, it's your duty to always question your government anyway, at every turn. A patriot is loyal to his country and his countrymen, not his government.

Lesson number one in trying to develop the ability of independent thought: Understand that EVERYTHING the government says has the potential to be lies and deception. You can believe it's the truth only after you question, exhaust every avenue, and find that their story checks out. If you're a patriot, it's your duty to always question your government anyway, at every turn. A patriot is loyal to his country and his countrymen, not his government.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Neutral Type: Warning 95%
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