Those who have wrought great changes in the world never succeeded by gaining over chiefs; but always by exciting the multitude. The first is the resource of intrigue and produces only secondary results, the second is the resort of genius and transforms the universe.

  • -- Martin Van Buren 马丁·范布伦

那些给世界带来巨大变化的人从来没有通过征服酋长而获得成功;但总是通过刺激大众。第一个是阴谋的来源,只产生次要的结果,第二个是天才的手段和改造宇宙。

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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

如果我成功的决心足够坚定,失败就永远不会压倒我。

Sometimes I only succeed in beating myself to death.

有时我只能成功地把自己打死。