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。

相关名言

Well, the fact is that one imagination is critically important, and if you have had your imagination stimulated by what is basically a variety of subjects, you are much more amenable to accepting, to understanding and interacting with the realities of the world.

事实上,一个想象力是非常重要的,如果你的想象力受到各种各样的事物的刺激,你就更容易接受,理解和与现实世界互动。

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

如果你把你的烦恼称为经历,并记住每一次经历都在你的内心发展出某种潜在的力量,你就会变得充满活力和快乐,不管你的环境看起来多么不利。

I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.

我想我是一个非常敏锐的观察者,我想我有很好的想象力。

Man's fatal flaw is misplaced optimism.

人类致命的缺点是错误的乐观。