The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.

  • -- C. Northcote Parkinson 帕金森

那个一生都致力于文书工作的人失去了主动权。他在处理那些引起他注意的事情,而他自己却什么也没有注意到。

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If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you. Be just a little ahead of them.

如果你落后于时代,他们不会注意到你。如果你和他们合拍,你并不比他们好,所以他们不会太在乎你。比他们领先一点点。

You cannot let go of anything if you cannot notice that you are holding it. Admit your 'weaknesses' and watch them morph into your greatest strengths.

如果你没有注意到你正在握着什么东西,你就不能放开它。承认你的“弱点”,看着它们变成你最大的优点。

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics.

当一个人对他说话的人不理解,他自己也不理解时,这就是形而上学。

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.

我总是同时有很多事情要做,但我会把精力放在最紧迫的事情上。

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or you can lose or it can rain.

在棒球比赛中你可以做三件事:你可以赢,你可以输,也可以下雨。

I am lost in my world, invisible. Moon please lend me your light that someone will me see me.

我迷失在我的世界里,看不见。月儿呀,请把你的光明借给我,让我看看自己。

I'm not sure this is a world I belong in anymore. I'm not sure that I want to wake up.

我不确定这是不是一个属于我的世界。我不确定自己是否想醒来。

Man has no greater enemy than himself.

人最大的敌人莫过于自己。