1. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.1. 想象力比知识更为重要。知识是有限的,而想象力则远拂无边。(阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦)
2. The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.2. 在一个链条里,最弱的一环也可能是最强的,因为它可使链条断掉。(斯坦尼斯·罗·勒克)
3. Take time to master your discipline, take the nitty-gritty jobs early in your professional life, you will benefit.3. 花时间掌握你的专业,在职业生涯中尽早承担实质性的工作,这对你有好处。(多尔夫·范·丹·布林克)
4. Sometimes all you have to do is stand back. If you're really close to the details, you can agonize, but if you step 10 feet away, you see the whole picture.4. 你有时候必须靠边站,如果你要插手细节,你会很痛苦。但是你要是站得远一点,你就能看清大局。(布莱恩·切斯基)
5. Do things that you're not quite ready to do. And surround yourself with the smartest people.5. 做你没有完全准备好要做的事情,和最聪明的'人在一起。(玛丽莎·梅耶尔)
6. Everything starts at the top in business. As a leader, one has to set an example.6. 在公司里,任何事都是上行下效。因此作为领导,必须以身作则。(詹姆斯·哈斯拉姆二世)
7. People usually don’t understand that a crisis can be an opportunity, providing the momentum to address real problems in your organization.7. 通常,人们不明白危机中会蕴藏机遇,会为你的机构解决真正的问题提供动力。(朱迪·史密斯)
8. You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.8. 你梦想成为什么样的人,你就能成为什么样的人。你今时今日所处的位置都是基于你所信赖和梦想的一切。(奥普拉·温弗瑞)
9. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.9. 真正的探索之旅并不在于寻找新的风景,而是要有新的眼光。(马赛尔·普鲁斯特)
10. We’re going where no one has gone before. There’s no model to follow, nothing to copy. That is what makes this so exciting.10. 我们要去别人从没去过的地方。没有模式可以模仿,没有东西可以复制。这就是魅力所在。(理查德·布兰森)
新闻工作者的
"Find the joy. When you feel it, let it wash over you... take a moment to appreciate it. Be grateful for the people in your life, for waking up feeling good and pain free, and for the stretch of road ahead that's so full of possibilities. When you encounter bumps, keep going and don't look back."
“找到快乐,感受它,接受它的‘洗礼’……花些时间好好体会这份快乐。此外,要对你生命中的过客怀抱感恩之心,感谢一觉醒来神清气爽、无忧无虑,感谢前方道路绵延未知、充满可能。即便遇到阻碍,也不要回头,勇往直前吧。”
—Katie Couric, 55, broadcaster and author
——凯蒂·柯丽克,55岁,电视新闻主播兼作家
Motivational Quote from the Politician
政治家的
"Hope and faith. You have to have hope and faith... Long ways to go. Grateful to survive... I'm trying. Trying so hard to get better. Regain what I've lost... I will get stronger. I will return."
“希望与信仰,是你必须要怀抱的两样东西……前路漫漫,活着就应心存感激……我在努力尝试让自己变得更好,重拾曾经失去的东西……我相信自己会变得更强,会再次回来。”
—Gabrielle Giffords, 42, former congresswoman from Arizona and author of, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope
——加布里埃尔·吉福兹,42岁,来自亚利桑那州的前国会议员;《加比:一个关于勇气与希望的故事》的作者
Motivational Quote from the Principal
管理人员的励志名言
"This city is not the 'diamond in the rough'; it is the actual diamond."
“这座城市并非‘待人开发的潜力股’,它已经是一个‘优质股’。”
—School principal Kenyetta Wilbourn, 36, she started in Detroit's Denby High in 2009. Now, while the neighborhood is still troubled, Wilbourn has transformed Denby into a clean, calm center of learning.
——肯雅塔·威尔伯恩校长,36岁,2009年出任底特律邓比高中的校长。虽然学校周边的环境依旧糟糕,但是她已将邓比高中变成了当地干净、舒适的学习中心。
Motivational Quote from the Sports Fan
体育迷的励志名言
"No one knows more about optimism than a Cubs fan. After waiting 104 years, it's our optimism, and not the winning, that binds us together. We really do believe the next year will be the year."
“我想这世上应该没有谁会比我们这些芝加哥小熊队的球迷更乐观的。我们等下一个冠军都等了104年,可见将我们紧紧联系在一起的并非球队取得的胜利,而是那份自始至终从未改变的乐观精神。一直以来,我们都相信明年或许就是球队夺冠的那年。”
—Grant DePorter, 48, a Chicago restaurateur and leading Cubs fan, is sticking by the team, which last won the World Series in 1908
——格兰特·狄伯特,48岁,芝加哥一家餐馆的老板,芝加哥小熊队的忠实球迷。该队上一次赢得世界系列赛(美国职棒大联盟的总冠军赛)冠军还是在1908年。
Motivational Quote from the CEO
首席执行官的励志名言
"My view is that the core of Yahoo is incredibly valuable and a great platform to build on."
“我认为雅虎的核心精神非常可贵,我们可以将它作为一个平台创造辉煌。”
—Marissa Mayer, 37, is the sixth CEO of the struggling Internet giant Yahoo in the past five years
——玛丽莎·梅耶尔,37岁,境况不佳的互联网巨头雅虎公司五年里的第六任首席执行官
Motivational Quote from the Minister
牧师的励志名言
"If I didn't have spiritual faith, I would be a pessimist. But I'm an optimist. I've read the last page in the Bible. It's going to turn out all right."
“要是没有精神信仰,我或许会变成悲观主义者。但我最终还是成为了乐观主义者。我读到了《圣经》的最后一页,一切都会好起来的。”
—Billy Graham, 94, Christian spiritual advisor
——比利·格雷厄姆,94岁,基督教精神顾问