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Ambition
If you have everything, then you don't want to go on. It's the lacking that makes you search for something better.
如果你拥有了一切，那么你就不想继续下去了。正是缺乏让你寻找更好的东西。
Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.
人不是他已经拥有的东西的总和，而是他尚未拥有的东西的总和，是他可能拥有的东西的总和。
Oh, what a world of profit and delight, Of power, of honour, and omnipotence, Is promised to the studious artisan!
啊，对于一个勤奋的工匠来说，将会有一个充满利益和欢乐、权力、荣誉和全能的世界!
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
的野心。一种压倒一切的欲望，活着时被敌人中伤，死后被朋友嘲笑。
I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with.
我从来没有想过要成为一名单口喜剧演员。我以前一起健身的人说服了我。
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.
所以花样滑冰对我来说是一个很好的工具，让我在一些事情上有竞争力，而不需要太大。
The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.
冠军的形象是弯着腰，汗流浃背，精疲力竭，没有人注意。
When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.
当我做体操、芭蕾或足球时，我总是想成为最好的。我真的驱动的。真正驱动的。
People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.
人们认为退休很有趣。好吧，也许吧，但如果你内心有某种火焰，就看不到尽头。
All the big artists I talk to say that they are trapped in a formula and they are looking for the music of tomorrow.
与我交谈的所有大艺术家都说，他们被困在一个公式里，他们在寻找明天的音乐。
Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!
野心对所有人来说只有一个奖赏:一点点权力，一点点短暂的名声;一个可以安息的坟墓，一个逐渐消逝的名字!
Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.
野心是一个偶像，伟大的思想只会随着它的翅膀飞到极端;要么崇高伟大，要么一无是处。
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One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
想要得到果实，就必须爬上树。
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
仅仅想要某样东西是不够的。你一定渴望得到它。你的动机必须是绝对令人信服的，以便克服总是会出现在你面前的障碍。
There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it.
一个人所能做的事情是没有极限的，只要他不在乎谁得到了荣誉。
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
一个不可战胜的决心可以完成几乎任何事情，这就是伟大的人和渺小的人之间的巨大区别。
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。
To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
要到达一个港口，我们必须扬帆远航，不能抛锚停泊，不能随波逐流。