Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

  • -- Colin Luther Powell 鲍威尔

先自己解决问题,再麻烦别人帮忙。

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So, then you find yourself in a situation where you have to do things because they're on offer to you, because you don't have much self-respect left. You just can't say no, even to something that you've never done before. You just can't help yourself.

所以,你会发现自己处于这样一种境地,你不得不去做一些事情,因为它们是提供给你的,因为你已经没有多少自尊了。你不能拒绝,即使是你从未做过的事情。你就是控制不了自己。

But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying.

但我也经历过。我不想向任何人证明任何东西,如果有人想让我来,如果他们能负担得起我的要求,那就没有麦当娜赚得多;不是我想要麦当娜做的,而是我想说的。

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

作为一个领导者,我对自己很严格,我为每个人提高了标准;然而,我很在乎,因为我想让人们在他们所做的事情上做得更好,这样他们将来就可以立志成为我。

If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

如果你想行动,你必须全身心地投入。每天发送信件和照片,在阳光下工作,不惜一切代价。如果你不下定决心,你将一事无成。

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.

试图通过阅读报纸来确定世界上正在发生什么,就像试图通过看钟表的秒针来报时一样。

You need help when you're starting out. On the other hand, some people are very naturalistic to begin with.

刚开始的时候你需要帮助。另一方面,有些人一开始就很自然主义。

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to leam, no one can stop you.

如果你不愿意学习,没有人能帮助你。如果你决心学习,没有人能阻止你。

Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve.

大多数人都有他们最好的想法,当他们把他们的思想从他们试图解决的问题。

Political people don't solve stuff - not really. Political people are like guys in pop music.

政治人物解决不了问题——不是真的。政治人物就像流行音乐中的人物。

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

人就像钉子一样,一旦失去方向,开始弯曲,就失去了效力。