It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

建立良好的声誉需要很多好的行为,而只有一个坏的行为才能失去它。

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People forget how outcast 'They Might Be Giants' can be. They have a reputation for writing really deft, funny, clever melodies, and they also make a lot of music for kids, which is terrific, but when you see them in concert, they can rock the house.

人们忘记了“他们可能是巨人”是如何被排斥的。他们以创作非常灵巧、有趣、聪明的旋律而闻名,他们也为孩子们创作了很多音乐,这非常棒,但是当你在音乐会上看到他们的时候,你会为之倾倒。

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel.

收益可能是暂时的和不确定的;可是,只要你活着,花销总是固定不变的,而且是确定无疑的。建造两个烟囱比把一个装进燃料里要容易得多。

The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there worships there, and to each is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and praise.

建造工厂的人建造寺庙,在那里工作的人在那里敬拜,每个人都应该受到尊敬和赞扬,而不是轻蔑和指责。

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

我们都有梦想。但是为了让梦想成真,它需要极大的决心、奉献、自律和努力。

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

我相信有些事情是可以处理的,你不需要很强的政治背景。

A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.

一只鸡比一只鸵鸟成长的时间要短一点。鸵鸟需要一年的时间。一只鸡需要几个月的时间。

There is nothing better than a good reputation.

没有什么比良好的声誉更好的了。

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

永远不要让别人来安排日程。