People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

-- Andrew Carnegie 安德鲁·卡内基

那些不能激励自己的人必须满足于平庸，不管他们的其他才能有多出众。

标签

Mediocrity Impressive Talents

相关名言

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.

在一个困难的职业中取得成功需要对自己有强烈的信心。这就是为什么有些人虽然天赋平平，但内心却充满动力，比那些天赋出众的人走得更远。

阅读 +

Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.

利用你的天赋。你会成功的。你会给世界带来欢乐。大自然告诉我们:如果没有鸟儿歌唱，除了歌唱得最好的鸟儿，树林里将是一片寂静。

阅读 +

I went to a psychoanalyst. He explained things about my love life that I found very impressive... almost scary.

我去看了精神分析学家。他向我解释了我的爱情生活，让我印象深刻……几乎可怕。

阅读 +

I would describe my dancing talents as incredibly deep.

我认为我的舞蹈天赋非常深。

阅读 +

We live in an age of mediocrity.

我们生活在一个平庸的时代。

阅读 +