People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

  • -- George Allen, Sr. 老乔治·艾伦

能力平庸的人有时会取得非凡的成功,因为他们不知道什么时候该放弃。大多数人成功是因为他们有决心。

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I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.

我是一个狂热的爱好者,但并不是一个怪人,因为我有一些关于如何正确建造飞行器的理论。我希望利用我自己已经知道的一切,然后,如果可能的话,加上我的一点,以帮助未来的工人谁将获得最终的成功。

Everyone has determination - it's a question of how you use it. Hers is based on power and success and conquering; she doesn't care what she has to do or who gets hurt in the process. In that way we're very, very different.

每个人都有决心——问题是你如何使用它。她的基础是权力、成功和征服;她不在乎她要做什么,也不在乎谁在这个过程中受伤。在这方面,我们非常非常不同。

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody. I'm not doing that now, so I feel really good about myself.

成功对人来说总是完全不同的东西。我觉得我已经成功了,如果我做的事情让我快乐,我没有对任何人说谎。我现在没有这样做,所以我对自己感觉很好。

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

如果你总是想着你可以在别的事情上取得更好的成功,那么当你为你的职业的苦差事感到痛苦时,你永远不会成功。

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.

运动员必须有能力达到顶峰,但许多有能力和不干净生活的人从来没有,也永远不会成为冠军,原因很明显。

Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives.

我们用数据做大事的能力将在我们生活的各个方面产生真正的影响。

Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests.

由于同情和兴趣,男人的判断往往有偏见。

Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things.

人可以在死后的跳板上爬起来,去追求更高的目标。