I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface.

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

我明白,我曾经认为电脑不过是一台雌雄同体的打字机兼文件柜,但它为懂网络的人提供了更强的沟通能力。我不认为这完全是一件坏事,不管表面上看起来如何。

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Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.

领导能力就是一个人为了实现共同目标而团结其他个人努力的能力。归根结底,就是要照顾好你的员工,确保从上到下,每个人都觉得自己是团队的一部分。

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.

传统的好书通常是一本坏书,是我们已知的一个放松的沐浴。真正的好书无疑是一种创新的创造行为,在其中,我们,读者,成为同谋者。

The myths have always condemned those who "looked back." Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision.

神话总是谴责那些“回头看”的人。无论他们离开的天堂是什么,都要谴责他们。因此,每一次背离你的决定,都会蒙上这层阴影。

It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of.

这证明了我们天生对邪恶的偏见,即在所有好的事情上,得到比失去来得慢,也更难;但在所有的事情中,坏的得到比摆脱更快更容易。

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

虽然竞争法则有时对个人来说很难,但对种族来说却是最好的,因为它确保了适者生存。

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

其中一个关键因素是对自己诚实的能力。