A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
你能把“女士”说成“参议员”吗?这只是一件事。我很努力才得到那个头衔。我会很感激的。
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
与其担心别人对你的评价，为什么不花时间去做一些他们欣赏的事情呢?
It's bad enough that I'm an actress that wants to be recognized as an actress. Instead, I am known for doing game shows.
我是一个想要被认可为女演员的女演员，这已经够糟糕的了。相反，我以做游戏节目而闻名。
When I was younger, my mum used to put fresh flowers in bath water instead of rubber ducks, and since then I had a love of perfumes.
我小的时候，妈妈经常把鲜花放在浴缸里，而不是橡皮鸭，从那时起，我就爱上了香水。
Love someone not because they give you what you need. Instead, love them because they give you feelings you never thought you needed.
爱一个人，不是因为他给了你你所需要的。相反，爱他们，因为他们给你的感觉，你从来没有想过你需要。
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
一切都开得最莽撞;如果是声音而不是颜色，就会有令人难以置信的尖叫声直冲夜空。
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.
如果不是一颗宝石，甚至一朵花，我们应该把爱的思想作为礼物扔进朋友的心里，那将是天使的给予。
Some people are selfish... They cheat, they stab, and will try to bring you down. Never let them get you down. Instead use them as steps to reach your Aim!
有些人很自私……他们欺骗，他们刺伤，他们会试图让你倒下。永远不要让他们让你失望。相反，用它们作为达到目标的步骤!
In our day, when a pitcher got into trouble in a game, instead of taking him out, our manager would leave him in and tell him to pitch his way out of trouble.
在我们那个年代，当一个投手在比赛中遇到麻烦时，我们的教练不会把他罚出去，而是让他留在场上，让他投球来摆脱麻烦。
Very few entrepreneurs start their business on the back of market research. Instead, they have tremendous zeitgeist, honed by paying attention to where they are.
很少有企业家是在市场调研的基础上创业的。相反，他们拥有巨大的时代精神，通过关注自己所处的位置而磨练出来。
My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
妈妈对我说:“如果你是一名士兵，你就会成为一名将军。”如果你是个和尚，你就会成为教皇。”相反，我是个画家，后来成了毕加索。
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.
如果一个人能用他的技巧和建设性的想象力去发现他能为一美元付出多少，而不是他能为一美元付出多少，他一定会成功。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Instead of asking "what do I want from life?" a more powerful question is "what does life want from me?
与其问“我想从生活中得到什么?”，不如问“生活想从我身上得到什么?”
My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.
我丈夫认为如果我们有一个厨师而不是三个，他是在妥协。
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.
推广你喜欢的，而不是抨击你讨厌的。
New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.
“海外应急行动”取代了“战争”，这反映了一种与我们所面临的敌人脱节的世界观。我们无法摆脱这种威胁。
I don't care what anybody says. Stick to the spirit of the play and you're doing it right. It's about embracing the spirit of the text instead of noodling some idea about things.
我不在乎别人怎么说。坚持戏剧的精神，你就做对了。它是关于拥抱文本的精神，而不是思考一些事情。
I'm very much inclined to be a next-chapter guy instead of a last-chapter guy.
我更倾向于做下一章的人，而不是做最后一章的人。