When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.

  • -- Herbert Hoover 赫伯特·胡佛

当我决定从政时,我权衡了一下代价。我会受到批评。但我还是去了。因此,当恶毒的批评来袭时,我并不感到意外。我能更好地处理这件事。

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Trying to run Congress without human relationships is like trying to run a car without motor oil. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up?

试图在没有人际关系的情况下管理国会,就像试图在没有机油的情况下管理一辆汽车一样。当整个事情冻结时,我们应该感到惊讶吗?

We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could.

我们不能征服命运和必然性,但我们可以以一种比我们所能做的更伟大的方式屈服于它们。

Sometimes it's better to keep it all inside, where the only person that could judge is yourself.

有时候把一切都藏在心里会更好,因为只有你自己才能做出判断。

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

生活的艺术不在于消除我们的烦恼,而在于与之共同成长。

Better walk on wooden legs, than be carried on a wooden bier.

宁可用木腿走路,也不要用木棺材抬着走。

I'm not surprised by hardly anything anymore.

我对几乎任何事情都不再感到惊讶了。