The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.

  • -- C. Northcote Parkinson 帕金森

那个一生都致力于文书工作的人失去了主动权。他在处理那些引起他注意的事情,而他自己却什么也没有注意到。

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If we notice a few errors in the work of a proven master, we may and even will often be correct; if we believe, however, that he is completely and utterly mistaken, we are in danger of missing his entire concept.

如果我们注意到一个已被证明是大师的作品中的一些错误,我们可能甚至常常是正确的;然而,如果我们认为他是完全错误的,我们就有失去他整个概念的危险。

I do like things that are not necessarily a reflection of what is considered the right thing by this culture. Somehow, promoting that status quo I find uninteresting.

我喜欢的东西不一定反映出这种文化认为正确的东西。不知何故,我觉得维持现状没什么意思。

There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction. One  has to go abroad in order to find the home one has lost.

有些事情,只有经过深思熟虑,朝着相反的方向发展,才能实现。一个人必须出国才能找到他失去的家。

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money.

我们知道,诗人是非常敏感的人,在我看来,他们最敏感的事情之一就是钱。

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

画家不仅要画他面前的东西,还要画他内心看到的东西。

When you’re lost there’s nowhere to go but forward. One step at a time and the way will show itself.

当你迷失方向时,除了继续前进,别无他法。一步一个脚印,路就会出现。

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

以荣誉行使权力的领导人将从内而外工作,从他自己开始。

Sometimes people don't notice what we do for them until we stop doing it.

有时候人们不会注意到我们为他们做了什么,直到我们停止这样做。