A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
抱负
Ambition
Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
雄心壮志从来没有像我这样匆忙;它只是与环境和我的一般思维方式保持同步。
I take no pride in hopeless longing; I wouldn't hold a stillborn aspiration. I'd want to have it, to make it, to live it.
我不以无望的渴望为荣;我不会抱着一个胎死腹中的愿望。我想拥有它，去创造它，去生活。
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
有一个更远大的抱负，而不仅仅是站在世界的高处。那就是弯下腰，把人类抬得高一点。
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
人们从一个野心上升到另一个野心:首先，他们寻求保护自己不受攻击，然后他们攻击别人。
I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.
我目睹了群众的巨大能量。在这个基础上，完成任何任务都是可能的。
The desire to do different things was the main motivator that made me leave late night because I'd been there seven years.
想做不同事情的欲望是我深夜离开的主要动力，因为我已经在那里待了七年。
A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts.
自食其力的人是很少见的，他们被父母、亲戚和熟人眼中的“寄生虫”所憎恨。
I'm not chasing money, so I'm not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.
我并不是在追逐金钱，所以我并不是为了得到一个特定的数字而试图人为地延长一笔交易。
I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that.
我不打算在整个赛季都停留，只是想有机会在接力赛上替补上场。我不想那样。
The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve something nobler than simple rebellion.
全世界都喜欢特立独行的人，全世界都希望特立独行的人能取得比单纯的反叛更崇高的成就。
I envy not in any moods The captive void of noble rage, The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods.
我一点也不羡慕那被囚禁在高贵的愤怒之中的空虚，那只出生在笼中的红雀，它从不知道夏天的树林。
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
在你热爱的领域谋生的机会并不稀缺;只有很少的决心能让它发生。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.
如果我们要大干一番，就必须确立一个明确的目标。
It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
摘不到星星不是一种耻辱，但是没有星星可以摘是一种耻辱。
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
想要得到果实，就必须爬上树。
Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
航空证明，只要有决心，我们就有能力实现不可能的目标。
The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest.
奋斗总是值得的，只要目标值得，手段值得;预先知道失败不是退出比赛的充分理由。
What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.
我们需要的是更多专注于不可能的事的人。