A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
决定
Decisions
I think people, for the most part, actually want what they think is best.
我认为,在大多数情况下,人们实际上想要的是他们认为最好的。
What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
人们有能力选择什么,就有能力改变什么。
The ruling class is and will continue to be the class of decision makers.
统治阶级现在是而且将继续是决策者阶级。
We have to choices in this world; we either try to survive or to give up.
在这个世界上,我们必须做出选择;我们要么生存,要么放弃。
Your past is always going to be the way it was. Stop trying to change it.
你的过去永远是过去的样子。不要试图改变它。
You make decisions and you're not going to please everybody all the time.
你做决定,你不会总是让每个人都满意。
Some of the sharpest men in argument are notoriously unsound in judgment.
有些辩论中最犀利的人在判断上是出了名的不可靠。
If being recalled is the price for keeping one's promises, then so be it.
如果被召回是信守诺言的代价,那就这样吧。
Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use.
妥协是一种技能,就像所有技能一样,它会因缺乏使用而萎缩。
Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but mastering our thoughts.
和平不是通过控制国家而实现的,而是通过控制我们的思想而实现的。
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.
小心得到你喜欢的,否则你将被迫喜欢你得到的。
You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top.
你必须知道什么时候退出。当你在上面时,你退出。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.
时间在几乎每一个决定中都起着作用。有些决定决定了你对时间的态度。
There are people who look at the rules and find ways to structure around them. The more complex the rules, the more opportunities.
有些人看着这些规则,然后想办法围绕它们建立结构。规则越复杂,机会就越多。
The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.
当今世界上存在的问题不能用产生这些问题的思维水平来解决。
Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothing happens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if they are not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered
决定是点燃行动的火花。在做出决定之前,什么都不会发生。决定是勇敢地面对问题,知道如果不面对问题,问题将永远得不到解答
The best solutions are often simple, yet unexpected.
最好的解决方案往往很简单,但却出人意料。
When you do say Yes, say it quickly. But always take a half hour to say No, so you can understand the other fellow's side.
当你说“是”的时候,说得快一点。但总是要花半个小时说“不”,这样你才能理解对方的立场。