A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
决定
Decisions
Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
人的行为对他们来说太强大了。求你指给我一个有行为的人,不是他行为的受害者,也不是他行为的奴仆。
The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do.
你花在思考你应该做什么的时间越多……你浪费了宝贵的时间来计划你能做什么和将要做什么。
Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
人的行为对他们来说太强大了。求你指给我一个有行为的人,不是他行为的受害者,也不是他行为的奴仆。
Objection is when I say: this doesn't suit me. Resistance is when I make sure that what doesn't suit me never happens again.
反对是当我说:这不适合我。当我确信不适合我的事情不会再发生时,就会产生抵触情绪。
We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
我们正处于财政崩溃的边缘,除非我们平衡预算,这意味着一些非常非常艰难的决定。
I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concerned about our ongoing debt problem.
我当然不希望我们的国家陷入债务违约,但与此同时,我非常担心我们目前的债务问题。
You have to play the cards you are dealt and if it has made it harder, it doesn't matter, you still have to get the deal done.
你必须打好手中的牌,如果这让事情变得更困难,没关系,你仍然必须把交易完成。
Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.
每一个人和每一个国家都有一次做出决定的时刻。在真理与谬误的冲突中,为善或为恶。
One way I differ from my character, Coach Taylor, is that I never would have taken this faraway job without my wife's consent.
我和我的角色泰勒教练不同的一点是,如果没有我妻子的同意,我永远不会接受这份遥远的工作。
When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.
当债务因为无法偿还而无法偿还时,最好的办法是不要谈论它们,而是重新洗牌。
'Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.
“将此事提交委员会”可能是一种稀释权力、分散责任和拖延决定的手段。
I do as much comedy as I possibly can, but I'm basically limited by the imagination of the secretaries who make the decisions.
我尽我所能地演喜剧,但我基本上受到了做决定的秘书们想象力的限制。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
我们不能控制风向,但我们可以调整风帆。
Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
你是否曾经停下来思考,却忘了重新开始?
Stubborn people get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they also get things done.
固执的人会给自己带来很多麻烦,但他们也会把事情做好。
Sometimes we do not know what role we play until it is thrust upon us and we can only then do our best to carry it off.
有时,我们不知道自己扮演的角色,直到它强加给我们,我们只能尽我们最大的努力去完成它。
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
今天能做的事不要拖到明天。
Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do.
生活是一个不断决定我们要做什么的过程。