Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.

  • -- Frederick W. Taylor 泰罗

一个称职的工人如果不花大量的时间研究他的工作究竟有多慢,同时又能使他的雇主相信他干得不错,那他是很难找到的。

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If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

如果你想行动,你必须全身心地投入。每天发送信件和照片,在阳光下工作,不惜一切代价。如果你不下定决心,你将一事无成。

What I'm really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren't competent readers coming out of middle school, it's really going to be hard for them in high school.

我真正上瘾的是让人们明白,如果他们的孩子没有能力从中学毕业就阅读,那么他们在高中就会很困难。

The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten.

当我每次都赢的时候,压力开始增加,人们急于想知道我是否能被打败。

We may seem competent, but by the end of next century there will be new deserts, new ruins.

我们似乎有能力,但到下个世纪末,将会有新的沙漠,新的废墟。

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.

工作中没有耻辱。在我出生的时候,还没有银质汤匙。

I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy.

我不想变漂亮。我把我的大部分时间花在健康上。

Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man does bad ones

愿善人行善,热心像恶人行恶

I always do the wrong thing but for a very good reason.

我总是做错事,但理由很充分。