A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
决定
Decisions
The choice is not between conducting the stem cell research or not conducting it. That is not the choice.
选择不是进行干细胞研究还是不进行干细胞研究。这不是我们的选择。
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
大多数人与少数人的区别在于他们不能按照自己的信仰行事。
Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.
生活是一连串的危机和时刻,我们必须重新发现我们是谁,我们真正想要什么。
Secondly, love and relationships are complicated. No one could ever get it right in a four-line sentence.
其次,爱情和关系是复杂的。没有人能在一句话里把它写对。
Everyone has a conflict inside of them - the conflict between what you should do and what you want to do.
每个人内心都有冲突——你应该做什么和你想做什么之间的冲突。
Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be run away with. We must keep the reins.
你知道,爱好很容易随我们而去;被人偷走可不行。我们必须管好缰绳。
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
结婚的时候,每个人都必须对自己的想法作出判断,并听取自己的意见。
There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.
没有理由改变你是谁,但如果你不是你,那么你需要承认这一点。
Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.
固执是件好事。固执是件坏事。这取决于你如何使用它。
You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem.
你可以把注意力集中在那些障碍上,或者你可以把注意力集中在跨越障碍或者重新定义问题上。
Freedom or community, community or freedom. One must decide the way one wants to live. I chose community.
自由或社区,社区或自由。一个人必须决定他想要的生活方式。我选择了社区。
Always remember, when the pain of holding on is greater than the pain of letting go, it’s time to let go.
永远记住,当坚持的痛苦大于放弃的痛苦时,是时候放手了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Consider what kind of car you get. Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally.
考虑一下你买的是什么车。购买对环境影响最小的汽车和其他产品。
Do an evening review at the end of the day to reflect on what went well, and what you'd do differently next time.
在一天结束的时候做一个晚间回顾,回顾一下什么进展顺利,下次你会做些什么不同的事情。
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
今天能做的事不要拖到明天。
In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof.
在改变主意和证明没有必要这么做之间的选择,大多数人忙于证明。
Decide exactly what you want in every area of your life; you can't hit a target you can't see.
准确地决定你在生活的各个方面想要什么;你不能击中你看不见的目标。
You have to know when to strike and when to retreat.
你必须知道什么时候出击,什么时候撤退。