A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

  • -- Elbert Hubbard 埃尔伯特·哈伯德

记忆力也许是一件好事,但是忘记的能力才是伟大的真正标志。

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When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling again. The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same.

当一切都发生在你年轻的时候,你很幸运,但同样的道理,你再也不会有同样的感觉了。任何事情发生在你身上的第一次——你的初恋,你的第一次成功——第二次是不一样的。

And by the same token, I appreciate math, because I can't do math. If I have to read a map or figure out the tip on a restaurant bill, I might start to tear up a little bit.

出于同样的原因,我欣赏数学,因为我不会做数学。如果我要看地图或算出餐馆账单上的小费,我可能会开始流泪。

I consider my musical ability to be a gift from the Creator. It's not that I try to work hard or nothing like that, it's a gift, it was given to me, and I appreciate it.

我认为我的音乐才能是造物主给我的礼物。并不是说我努力工作或者什么都不做,这是上天给我的礼物,我很感激。

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.

一个聪明的人的标志是他们有能力通过运用理性来控制自己的情绪。

I want things to be the best they can be. I want greatness.

我想把事情做到最好。我想要伟大。

Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness.

不要相信别人。他们有能力成为伟人。