Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.

  • -- Thornton Wilder 桑顿·怀尔德

如果一个人不坚定地追求崇高或美好的目标,上帝不会为他留下任何美好或崇高的东西。目标是成功的永恒条件。

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I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.

我将永远听从我的教练。但首先我倾听我的身体。如果他们告诉我的适合我的身体,很好。如果我的身体对他们说的话感觉不好,那么我的身体永远是第一位的。

When I see a story, I ask: is this something I'd like to be in? Is this something I'd like to see? And if I'd like to see it, would I like to tell it?

当我看到一个故事,我问:这是我想做的吗?这是我想看的东西吗?如果我想看,我会告诉你吗?

I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude.

我非常感谢全能的上帝赐予我的仁慈,并决心继续把这件事公之于众,以表谢意。

There is no such condition as 'schizophrenia,' but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event.

没有“精神分裂症”这样的病症,但这个标签是一个社会事实,而社会事实是一个政治事件。

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

大多数成功人士并不是靠手头上的一些新才能或新机会来获得他们的声望的。

If you look at a magazine and something catches your eye, are you not going to open it up to see what's inside?

如果你在看一本杂志的时候,某样东西吸引了你的眼球,你难道不会打开看看里面是什么吗?

Is there a purpose to an ant? To the anthill, yes. To the overall universe? Probably not.

蚂蚁有目的吗?到蚁丘去,是的。整个宇宙?可能不会。

Order is a necessary condition for anything the human mind is to understand.

秩序是任何人类头脑能够理解的事物的必要条件。

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

研究是形式化的好奇心。它是有目的的戳和窥探。

It takes two guys on a team to do very well in the end and be successful.

一个团队中只有两个人最终才能做得很好并取得成功。

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.

上帝总是站在最后一方的。

Simplicity is a great element of good breeding.

简单是良好教养的重要因素。