War is grounded in the notion of triumph and defeat. It is zero-sum.

  • -- Bruce Jackson 布鲁斯·杰克逊

战争是以胜利和失败为基础的。它是零和。

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There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.

在某些历史情况下,拒绝捍卫一个文明的遗产,不管它有多么不完美,反对暴政和侵略可能导致比战争更严重的后果。

However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest rates below the zero lower bound.

然而,尽管人们普遍认为应采取货币政策以避免通缩,但央行不能将利率降至零下限以下。

Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.

为大乐队作曲的在世作曲家寥寥无几。他们并不多,而我有做这件事的天赋。我把注意力集中在我最擅长的事情上。

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.

政治目标是目标,战争是达到这一目标的手段,决不能把这些手段同它们的目的分开来考虑。

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.

在最黑暗的失败时刻,胜利可能是最近的。

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.

如果你从失败中学习,你就没有真正的失败。