I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work.

  • -- Toby Young 托比·杨格

我试着当一名机械师,也试着做餐饮,但我意识到,与学术工作相比,我更不擅长半熟练的工作。

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And I realized, when I'd come in to the meetings with these corrugated metal and chain link stuff, and people would just look at me like I'd just landed from Mars. But I couldn't do anything else. That was my response to the people and the time.

我意识到,当我带着这些波纹金属和链环参加会议时,人们会看着我,就像我刚从火星着陆一样。但我无能为力。这是我对人民和时间的回应。

Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is also central to the long-run economic health of nations.

正如一个人在年轻时推迟满足的能力是未来学术和专业成就的有力预测器一样,纪律对于国家的长期经济健康也至关重要。

I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. I learned that at a young age.

我意识到只要努力工作,世界就在你的掌握之中。你可以做任何你想做的事。我很小的时候就知道了。

Another law of academic life: it is impossible to be excessive in flattery of one’s peers.

学术生活的另一条规律是:不可能过分奉承同事。