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悲观主义
Pessimism
I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.
我不认为你的领导是悲观和愤世嫉俗。我认为你乐观、热情、精力充沛。
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
乐观主义者看到的是玫瑰,而不是它的刺;悲观主义者盯着荆棘,没有注意到玫瑰。
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
悲观主义者从每一个机会中看到困难;乐观的人在每个困难中都能看到机会。
Not to be born is best, but having seen the light, the next best is to go whence one came as soon as may be.
不是生下来最好,而是见过光,其次最好的是尽快去你来的地方。
Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!
乐观主义者和悲观主义者之间的区别是可笑的。乐观者看到甜甜圈;悲观主义者的洞!
I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.
我不相信悲观主义。如果某件事没有以你想要的方式出现,勇往直前。如果你认为会下雨,就会下雨。
An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.
乐观的人看到到处都是绿灯,而悲观的人只看到红灯。真正聪明的人是色盲。
Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.
在我的记录中,悲观主义和乐观主义是相互猛烈抨击的,它们之间的紧张关系是问题所在,是点燃火焰的东西。
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.
当一扇门关上时,另一扇门就会打开;但是我们常常对那扇关上的门望得那么久,那么遗憾,以致于我们没有看到那扇为我们打开的门。
There are two Newman's laws. The first one is "It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." The second is "Just when things look darkest, they go black."
有两个纽曼定律。第一个是“当你倒着的时候,踩刹车是没有用的。”第二个是“当事情看起来最黑暗的时候,它们就会变黑。”
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.
悲观主义者是那些对自己或他人没有希望的人。悲观主义者也认为人类不值得他们注意,他们比其他人更好。
For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for this gives a pedantic effect to what he says, and at the same time makes him hardly intelligible.
一个作家边写边写,就像他犯了相反的错误一样,应该受到谴责;因为这给他所说的话带来了一种迂腐的效果,同时也使他的话难以理解。
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Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
胜利不是一时的事;这是一个全天候的事情。你不会偶尔获胜,你不会偶尔把事情做对,你会一直把事情做好。胜利是习惯。不幸的是,失败也是如此。
One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
一个人必须有悲观的勇气。
If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?
如果悲观是绝望,乐观就是懦弱和愚蠢。有必要在他们之间做出选择吗?
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
我的悲观主义到了怀疑悲观主义者的真诚的地步。
I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.
我做过梦,也做过噩梦,但是因为我的梦想,我战胜了我的噩梦。
A pessimist is a person who is always right but doesn't get any enjoyment out of it, while an optimist, is one who imagines that the future is uncertain. It is a duty to be an optimist, because if you imagine that the future is uncertain, then you mu.
悲观主义者总是对的,却不能从中得到任何快乐;乐观主义者则认为未来是不确定的。做一个乐观主义者是一种责任,因为如果你认为未来是不确定的,那么你就错了。