Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication -- particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials.

  • -- Thor Heyerdahl 托尔·海尔达尔

从我们有了交流的那一刻起,文明就开始发展了——尤其是海上的交流,使人们能够从彼此身上获得灵感和想法,并交换基本的原材料。

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No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

没有一种善举会自行停止。一种行为导致另一种行为。下面是一个很好的例子。一个简单的善举就能把树根向四面八方抛去,树根就会发芽,长成新的树。善良对他人所做的最大的贡献就是使他们善待自己。

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention.... A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.

与他人沟通最基本、最有力的方式就是倾听。只是听。也许我们给予彼此的最重要的东西就是我们的关注…爱的沉默往往比最善意的话语更能治愈伤痛,更能沟通。

Julian Assange is certainly no hero. The man behind WikiLeaks issued threats as if he were Dr. No bent on ending civilization as we know it. We will find him, lock him up, and throw away the key. But give the man credit; for a week the truth was laid bare.

朱利安•阿桑奇当然不是英雄。维基解密背后的人发出了威胁,仿佛他是决心终结我们所知的文明的诺博士。我们会找到他,把他锁起来,然后扔掉钥匙。但要称赞那人。整整一个星期,真相大白于天下。

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization.

在世界各地,我所写的野生动物都处于严重的危险之中。它正在被我们所谓的文明进步所消灭。

When Socrates was asked where he came from, he said that he was a citizen of the world. He regarded himself as a citizen of the universe.

当苏格拉底被问到他来自哪里时,他说他是世界公民。他认为自己是宇宙的公民。

One of them, for example, which will probably haunt me more than any other is the problem of communication.

例如,其中一个问题可能比任何其他问题更让我困扰,那就是沟通问题。

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

我相信,面对普遍的相互依赖,国家主权将会萎缩。

Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.

沟通——人际关系——是个人和事业成功的关键。

A lot of people in this business are born with money or family connections.

在这个行业里,很多人天生就有金钱或家庭关系。

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

我的国家就是世界,我的信仰就是行善。