A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
把好句子,读进生活里。
一句英文,一种视角。慢慢读,总有一句与你共鸣。
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
我们最大的光荣不在于从不失败,而在于每次失败后都能站起来。
If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?
如果死亡意味着离开舞台的时间足够长,可以换一身戏服,以一个新角色的身份回来,你会放慢脚步吗?或加速?
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.
我第一次录音的时候,是在我的录音机里。听起来很棒。它的麻醉作用是如此强烈,令人愉悦。我说,‘你听起来像个乐队。然后,我的余生都在试图再次追逐那最初的快感。
For me I'm a luxury brand trying to prove to people and the industry that it's not about being a TV celebrity in any which way, it's about being a designer and having a business and being successful at that.
对我来说,我是一个奢侈品牌,试图向人们和整个行业证明,这并不意味着要以任何方式成为电视明星,而是要成为一名设计师,拥有一家企业,并在这方面取得成功。
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
没有什么比温柔更坚强,也没有什么比真正的力量更温柔。
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
使我们明智的不是回忆过去,而是对未来的责任。
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
我们成功的企业,需要我们所拥有的积极的品质,但我们在那些也可以利用我们的缺点。
A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.
声音是人类的天赋;它应该被珍惜和使用,尽可能地充分表达人类的语言。无能为力与沉默相伴。
I think today's music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.
我觉得今天的音乐糟透了。我是认真的。
And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
常常为自己的过失辩解,反而会使过失愈演愈烈。
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
我喜欢听。我从仔细听中学到了很多。大多数人从不倾听。
People don’t buy what you do; people buy why you do it.
人们不会买你的东西;人们相信你这样做的原因。