A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
奉献
Dedication
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.
忠于真理是道德的标志;没有什么比一个勇于思考的人的行动更伟大、更高尚、更英勇的奉献精神了。
Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
即使我为国家服务而死，我也会为之自豪。我的每一滴血…将为这个国家的发展做出贡献，使其强大和充满活力。
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
成功的代价是努力工作，专注于手头的工作，以及无论输赢，我们都全力以赴完成手头任务的决心。
Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts. The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
我们大多数人都是断断续续地为自己的理想服务的。生活成功的人，是一个人谁看到他的目标稳步和目标坚定不移。这就是奉献。
This is no job for a UN committee. It needs the same kind of unwavering dedication and the kinds of people that got us the first nuclear submarine and the first man on the moon.
这不是联合国委员会的工作。它需要那种坚定不移的奉献精神，需要那种让我们拥有第一艘核潜艇和第一个登上月球的人的人。
Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others.
自亚伯拉罕时代以来，许多具有非凡智慧的人不仅孜孜不倦地研究神的计划，而且把他们的一生都奉献给使别人知道这一计划。
We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.
我们不认为我们是一个第四名的球队。对于我们来说，击败西部第一名的球队和东部第一名的球队显示了我们的奉献精神和决心。
The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.
我与国际奥委会合作的越多，我就越意识到，我对自己所做的工作，以及如果我全身心地投入其中，所能产生的影响，感到非常兴奋。
There's one secret to hitting hard, and that is to completely dedicate your body. That's the difference between a man going forward and a man going backward, no matter how big he is.
用力击球有一个秘诀，那就是全身心地投入。这就是前进的人和后退的人的区别，不管他有多大。
What he has done for women is final: he gave to their service the best powers of his mind and the best years of his life. His death consecrates the gift: it can never lessen its value.
他为妇女所做的是最后的事:他把自己最好的思想力量和最好的年华奉献给她们。他的死使这份礼物变得神圣，它的价值永远不会减少。
When it began I wrote this passionate letter to people I knew, studio members, of course, and other people with whom we have worked over the years and I said come and teach our students.
当它开始的时候，我写了这封充满激情的信给我认识的人，当然是工作室的成员，还有其他和我们一起工作多年的人，我说来教我们的学生。
My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'
我的一生都奉献给了音乐，在我这个年纪，那是很多年!但所有的工作和奉献只是我能够忘记自己，让音乐来“说话”。
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The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart.
奉献的生命是值得过的。你必须全心付出。
Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.
我们每个人都在雕刻一块石头，竖立一根柱子，或者切一块彩色玻璃来建造比我们自己更大的东西。
We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.
当我们试图去做我们的职责时，我们从来没有失败过，当我们忽视去做时，我们总是失败。
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
当你做出最大的贡献时，你是最快乐的。
If one has not given everything, one has given nothing.
如果一个人没有付出一切，他就什么也没有付出。
To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
要成为一名优秀的艺术家，你必须为艺术作品服务，让它成为它应该成为的样子。