Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.

  • -- Stephen R. Covey 科维

每个人都有四种天赋——自我意识、良知、独立意志和创造性想象力。这些给了我们终极的人类自由……选择、回应和改变的能力。

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If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning.

如果我们重视独立,如果我们被我们现有体系所诱导的知识、价值观和态度的日益一致所干扰,那么我们可能希望建立学习的条件,从而形成独特性、自我指导和自主学习。

A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with living without wondering whether he lives honestly is like a man who lives from a scoundrel's work and is on the road to being a scoundrel.

一个孩子不去想他周围发生了什么,满足于他的生活而不去思考他是否诚实地生活,就像一个人从一个恶棍的工作中生活,并在成为一个恶棍的道路上。

But usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow for and want to make changes.

但通常我从画开始,所以很多东西都是在画中完成的。但即便如此,我仍然允许并希望做出改变。

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything.

我有说服人们尝试新事物的天赋。我是一个优秀的推销员。当我状态好的时候,我可以卖任何东西。

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

你可以努力工作来磨砺你的天赋,在你所做的任何事情上做得更好,我认为这就是最终的结果。

I don't think i can deal with you just constantly changing your mind about me, about this, about us, about everything.

我不认为我能应付你不断改变你对我,对这件事,对我们,对一切的看法。

Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

遗忘——上帝赐给债务国的礼物,以补偿他们良心的贫乏。

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

没有什么比自欺更容易的了。因为每个人的愿望,他也相信是真实的。

Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain.

没有学习的自由总是危险的,没有自由的学习总是徒劳的。

It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.

一个人如果在他所处的时代之前就意识到真理,那么他的一生将是非常孤独的。

Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.

任何声称自己问心无愧的人几乎肯定是令人讨厌的。

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

爱是一幅由自然提供的画布,由想象点缀。

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.

上帝总是把他最好的给那些留给他选择的人。

Creativity is imagination and imagination is for everyone.

创造力是想象力,想象力是每个人的。