A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
抱负
Ambition
I'm an addict, I'm addicted to success. Thankfully, there's no rehab for success.
我是个瘾君子,我沉迷于成功。幸运的是,成功是没有康复的。
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
你们要释放一切尊贵的灵,为尊大为尊高竭力舒展身体。
The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.
我是一个女孩的事实从来没有损害我成为教皇或皇帝的野心。
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
有那么多的声音我还想发出,那么多的事情我还没有做。
I was not going to be a stupid girl singer. I was going to be way more than that.
我不想成为一个愚蠢的女歌手。我要做的远不止这些。
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
如果他们的理想受到威胁,所有的人都准备完成不可思议的事情。
I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.
我不满足于仅仅过上好日子。我想发表声明。
If your existence does not make any difference, you are no more than a dead body.
如果你的存在没有任何区别,你只不过是一具尸体。
I am a greedy, selfish bastard. I want the fact that I existed to mean something.
我是个贪婪自私的混蛋。我想让我的存在有意义。
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
为野心牺牲良心的人,烧了一幅画以得到灰烬。
I really wanted something, giving myself permission to screw up wasn't an option.
我真的想要些什么,不允许自己把事情搞砸。
The world is a fine place worth fighting for, and i'd hate very much to leave it.
世界是一个值得为之奋斗的美好地方,我非常不愿意离开它。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
To be useful was the best thing the old men ever hoped for themselves, and to be aimless was their worst fear.
做个有用的人是老人对自己最大的希望,而漫无目的是他们最大的恐惧。
The road to freedom must be uphill, even if it is arduous and frustrating.
通往自由的道路必须是上坡路,即使它是艰难和令人沮丧的。
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.
当然,总有一天,计算成本和付出代价不再是需要考虑的事情。重要的是价值——一个人所做事情的最终价值。
When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
当你非常想要某样东西时,你会挤出时间。
There are some people out there who don't wait for what comes next. They decide what should come next and they go and make it happen.
有些人不会等待下一个结果。他们决定接下来该做什么,然后去实现它。
Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest.
只和那些支持你的人分享你的抱负,而不是那些怀疑或缺乏兴趣的人。