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决定
Decisions
We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
我们都同意妥协的必要性。我们只是不能就什么时候需要妥协达成一致。
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
想要从生活中得到你想要的东西，不可或缺的第一步是:决定你想要什么。
The most important story we'll ever write in life is our own not with ink, but with our daily choices.
人生中最重要的故事不是用墨水写的，而是我们每天的选择。
I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward.
我希望大家都回到谈判桌上来。我一直说这是唯一的出路。
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.
在任何时候，你都有一个选择，要么让你更接近你的精神，要么让你远离它。
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
看得太长远是错误的。一次只能处理命运之链上的一个环节。
It really came down to deciding between baseball and soccer. Soccer won out because I enjoyed it more.
真正的关键是在棒球和足球之间做出选择。足球赢了，因为我更喜欢它。
We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.
我们几乎总是有选择，选择越好，我们就越能掌控自己的生活。
A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come.
我正在翻开新的一页。我不会参加立法选举，也不会参加即将到来的任何选举。
If everybody followed the rules, nothing would ever change. Without change there would be no progress.
如果每个人都遵守规则，什么也不会改变。没有变革就没有进步。
If you have reason to think that yesterday's forecast went wrong, there is no glory in sticking to it.
如果你有理由认为昨天的预测错了，那么坚持预测就没有什么值得骄傲的了。
Supreme Court arguments and decisions are fascinating to a few of us and really pretty boring to most.
最高法院的辩论和裁决对我们中的一些人很有吸引力，但对大多数人来说却相当无聊。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The problem is never the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Think before you rush into action.
问题永远不是问题。问题出在你对问题的态度上。三思而后行。
There is always that fine line between doing what we want and doing what we're told.
在做我们想做的事和被告知要做的事之间总是有一条微妙的界线。
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
聪明人做自己的决定，无知者听从舆论。
The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up.
知道多少才算足够的唯一方法，就是做得太多，然后再退一步。
Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable!
早到是准时，准时是迟到，迟到是不可接受的!
The key to accepting responsibility for your life is to accept the fact that your choices, every one of them, are leading you inexorably to either success or failure, however you define those terms.
承担生活责任的关键是接受这样一个事实:无论你如何定义这些术语，你的每一个选择都在无情地引导你走向成功或失败。