It is not the straining for great things that is most effective; it is the doing the little things, the common duties, a little better and better.

  • -- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward 伊丽莎白·斯图尔特·菲尔普斯病房

努力追求伟大的东西并不是最有效的;它是做一些小事情,共同的责任,一点一点的好。

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As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.

诗歌不是一种职业,而是一种徒劳无益的游戏。没有一个诚实的诗人能对他所写的东西的永久价值有十足的把握:他可能白白浪费了时间,把生活搞得一团糟。

I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history.

我已经看到,与主流政策相关联的有效语言,以及那些充满激情、卓有成效的人所提出的政策,能够改变历史的进程。

I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.

我喜欢各种各样的面包。每当我想吃垃圾食品时,我就想吃咸的东西,比如花生或薯片。

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

家庭关系好的人在市场上更有效率。

I still feel driven to try to make great shows and to make each episode great.

我仍然觉得有动力去做伟大的节目,让每一集都很棒。

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

我有一个伟大的抱负,死于疲劳而不是无聊。