A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
决定
Decisions
We cannot put off the difficult decisions for another day, another generation.
我们不能把艰难的决定推迟到另一天，另一代人。
The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.
笔的划要慎重，刀的划要快。
I was always taught if you do something, face the piper. Try to make it right.
我一直被教导，如果你做了什么，就要勇敢面对。试着改正。
Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.
人类有一种本领，能够精确地选择对自己最不利的事情。
All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last.
我们所有的最终决定都是在一种不会长久的心态下做出的。
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
当你长大到可以开车的时候，责任就在你身上。
Fate is the name of a large bunch of myriad paths; we choose one out of these.
命运是一大堆无数道路的名字;我们从中选择一个。
It's best to know what your issues are before going ahead with a relationship.
在开始一段感情之前，最好知道你的问题是什么。
There are times when you have to face your enemies, sit down and deal with it.
有时候你不得不面对你的敌人，坐下来处理它。
I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
我对我的生活做了自己的评估，并开始生活。这是自由。
You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.
你必须把土地使用决策和交通决策联系起来。
If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse.
如果这对你很重要，你会找到方法的。如果没有，你会找到一个借口。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
当你决定沿着某条路走下去时，你应该坚持到底，不要因为个人原因而偏离它。
We hold the future still timidly, but perceive it for the first time as a function of our own action.
我们仍然胆怯地把握着未来，但第一次把它看作是我们自己行动的结果。
The 'how' thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile 'ifs'.
“怎样”的思考者能有效地解决问题，因为他不会把时间浪费在无用的“如果”上。
The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it.
创造性的行为就像写信一样。一封信是一个项目;除非你知道自己想说什么，想对谁说，否则你不会坐下来写信。
Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored.
生活往往是许多平凡决定的积累，而这些决定往往被忽视。