All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.

  • -- Thomas John Watson, Sr. Thomas John Watson,高级

只要人们愿意思考,世界上所有的问题都可以很容易地解决。问题是,人们常常为了不思考而使用各种各样的方法,因为思考是一项如此艰难的工作。

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Also I just think I've been lucky enough to have great parents, and I've had good people around me who have always been honest with me, who would give me a purely metaphorical slap if I ever got too big for my boots.

我觉得我很幸运,我有很棒的父母,我身边有很多好人,他们一直对我很诚实,如果我长得太胖,他们会打我一巴掌。

The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble to imagine an ending to his sentence: and if he stopped short? His entire policy would be jeopardized!

显然,接受采访的政客费了很大的周折才想象出他的刑期会有什么结局:如果他突然停下来?他的整个政策将受到危害!

The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses.

小说的第一个谎言是作者给混乱的生活安排了秩序:时间顺序,或者作者选择的任何顺序。

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

鱼生活在海里,就像人生活在陆地上一样;大的吃掉小的。

If I play my best, I can win anywhere in the world against anybody.

如果我打得最好,我可以在世界上任何地方赢任何人。

Sequestration is leverage that should not be given up easily.

自动减支是一种不应轻易放弃的杠杆。

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.

做第一夫人是世界上最难的无薪工作。

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

我的问题是我太爱说话了。

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

问题不是问题;应对才是问题所在。

Chaos and Order are not enemies, only opposites.

混乱和秩序不是敌人,而是对立的。

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

我们是实干家,谎言不成其为我们。

I think you can learn from history.

我认为你可以从历史中学习。

Every country has their problems.

每个国家都有自己的问题。

I just don't lose weight easily.

我只是不容易减肥。