Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable -- tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

  • -- John Kerry 克里

政治一直是可能性的艺术。如今,这往往是一种可能性的艺术——在没有更大远见、没有乐观和想象力的情况下,在边缘修修补补。

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Expect people to be better than they are; it helps them to become better. But don't be disappointed when they are not; it helps them to keep trying.

期望人们比现在更好;它帮助他们变得更好。但如果没有,也不要失望;它帮助他们不断尝试。

Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to imagination, where they meet, in the myth.

今天,艺术家的作用是把想象带到科学中去,把科学带到想象中去,它们在神话中相遇。

Great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but still have the optimism and courage to act.

伟大的领导者是实用主义者,他们能够处理困难的现实,但仍然有乐观和勇气采取行动。

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

左想右想,低想高想。哦,只要你试一试,你就会想到!