The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

  • -- Max De Pree 普雷

领导者的首要责任是定义现实。最后是说谢谢。在这两者之间,领导者是一个仆人。

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A thankful heart is one of the primary identifying characteristics of a believer. It stands in stark contrast to pride, selfishness, and worry. And it helps fortify the believer’s trust in the Lord and reliance of His provision, even in the toughest times.

感恩的心是一个信徒的主要特征之一。它与骄傲、自私和担忧形成了鲜明的对比。它帮助坚定信徒对主的信心和对他的供应的信赖,即使在最艰难的时候。

For some reason, people find me funny. It's quite hard to define why a thought is funny. It's even harder to define why a person would be funny. It's a word that I can't define at all. But whether I know quite what it is or not, I seem to be it.

出于某种原因,人们觉得我很有趣。很难定义一个想法为什么有趣。更难以定义一个人为什么会有趣。这是一个我根本无法定义的词。但不管我是否完全知道它是什么,我似乎就是它。

A servant of God has but one Master. It ill becomes the servant to seek to be rich, and great, and honored in that world where his Lord was poor, and mean, and despised.

上帝的仆人只有一个主人。在他的主人贫穷、吝啬、被人瞧不起的那个世界里,想要成为一个富有、伟大、受人尊敬的仆人是不合适的。

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

每一个公务员的公共性都是正当的讨论话题,任何人都可以公平地讨论他是否适合担任公职。

Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage.

即使在过去的三四年里,我认为我有了更强的沟通能力。我有更多的勇气来展示这些东西……这确实需要勇气。

Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?

既然我们人类有更好的大脑,难道我们就没有责任保护我们的同伴免受我们自己的伤害吗?

At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing.

一开始很兴奋,但当我意识到它不会消失时,它变得可怕和幽闭恐怖。名声是一件奇怪的事情。

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

他很满足于用一句话来概括他的天才;灵感的百分之一,汗水的百分之九十九。

Throw me the keys so I can put some miles between us. Tear off that rear view mirror, there's nothing left to see here.

把钥匙扔给我,这样我就能把我们隔开几英里。把后视镜撕掉,这里什么也看不见了。

There are writers who say they have no social responsibility except to write a good book, but that doesn't satisfy me.

有些作家说他们没有社会责任,除了写一本好书,但这并不能满足我。

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.

当我们对某事有“第二个想法”时,我们的第一个想法根本不像想法——只是感觉。

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

我认为,无论你是否遇到挫折,领导者的角色总是要表现出一种必胜的态度。

Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.

老年是愤怒的绝佳时机。我的目标是每周至少说或做一件令人发指的事情。

I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister.

我在埃拉和我童年之间的那段时间写作。我知道这听起来有点邪恶。

It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.

是一个女人开车送我去喝酒的,我从来没有礼貌去感谢她。

You can't start a new chapter in your life unless you stop re-reading the last one.

除非你停止重读最后一章,否则你无法开始人生的新篇章。

It's really hard to separate fantasy from reality.

很难把幻想和现实分开。

Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered?

为什么我们的日子屈指可数,却没有刻字呢?

I like reality. It tastes like bread.

我喜欢现实。它尝起来像面包。

Fish recognize a bad leader.

鱼能认出坏领导。