We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

  • -- Eric Hoffer 埃里克·霍弗

我们被告知,人才创造自己的机会。但有时似乎强烈的欲望不仅创造了自己的机会,也创造了自己的才能。

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Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece -- by thought, choice, courage, and determination.

良好的品格比杰出的才能更值得称赞。在某种程度上,大多数才能都是一种天赋。相反,良好的品格不是赋予我们的。我们必须一步一步地建设它——通过思考、选择、勇气和决心。

Whenever we don't turn the ball over, we're pretty productive. When you're turning the ball over, you're cutting down on offensive opportunities.

只要我们不把球转过来,我们的效率就会很高。当你把球翻过来的时候,你就减少了进攻的机会。

I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor.

我意识到我有一扇机会之窗,因为我作为一个演员的曝光而打开了。

Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.

当天赋不够努力时,努力总会战胜天赋。

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

你永远不需要改变你半夜起来写的东西。

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

你想要什么意思?生活是一种欲望,而不是一种意义。

We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.

我们都有问题&我们通常都是诚实的。

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.

成功——保持清醒的头脑和沉睡的欲望。