There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

  • -- Sam Walton 沃尔顿

只有一个老板。客户。他可以把钱花在别的地方,把公司里从董事长到每一个人都炒了。

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Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those frequent absences, so observable in conversation; for whilst the body is confined to present company, the mind is flown to that which it delights in.

每个人都知道,在人群和商业中,人们的头脑不会停止思考自己喜欢什么。因此,他们常常不在家,这在谈话中是显而易见的。因为当身体被限制在现在的陪伴下,思想就会飞向它所喜欢的东西。

Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It's tough trying to fit in when you're a kid; then you become an adult and you think, 'I'm just going to be myself and either they accept it or they don't.' But you know what? I like me, and that's the most important thing.

每个人都在努力成为一个怪人。当你还是个孩子的时候,想要融入社会是很困难的;然后你长大成人,你想,‘我要做我自己,他们要么接受,要么不接受。“但是你知道吗?”我喜欢我自己,这是最重要的。

I think we did a pretty good role, linking, being a sounding board really and a driving force, especially from the bottom up. I think that part of this is bottom up as well as top down.

我认为我们做了一个很好的角色,连接,成为一个真正的声音板和驱动力,特别是从下到上。我认为这部分是自上而下的。

When I hear a guy lost a battle to cancer, that really did bother me, that that's a term. It implies that he failed and that somebody else that defeated cancer is heroic and courageous.

当我听说一个人在与癌症的斗争中失败时,我真的很难过,那是一个术语。这意味着他失败了,而另一个战胜癌症的人是英勇无畏的。

While it has been hurtful to my family and me to read constantly in the media that I was under investigation, I am pleased that as expected my spending has been found to be in order.

虽然不断在媒体上看到我正在接受调查的消息对我和我的家人都造成了伤害,但我很高兴,正如我所预料的那样,我的支出被发现是合理的。

The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasn't really impressed. He had come on the scene with everybody telling me how great he was, and I didn't hear it.

我第一次听到强尼在菲尔莫尔东区打球时,并没有什么印象。他来的时候,每个人都在说他有多伟大,而我却没有听到。

Money's never an issue. I can go and work for a small studio theatre somewhere if it's a play I really care about, or do TV or a big commercial West End show.

钱从来都不是问题。如果是我真正喜欢的戏剧,或者是电视节目,或者是伦敦西区的大型商业节目,我可以去某个地方的小工作室剧院工作。

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

如果我只能带一种食物,我会带酱油。原因是如果我有酱油,我可以调味很多东西。

You know, I designed the Queen crest. I simply combined all the creatures that represent our star signs-and I don't even believe in astrology.

你知道,我设计了皇后王冠。我只是简单地把所有代表我们星座的生物组合起来——我甚至不相信占星术。

If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.

如果一位顾客没穿鞋就出门了,你一定要找出原因。“不合身”还不够好。

My mind is telling me to go but my heart is telling me to stay. I have to go my dear, it's the only way.

我的思想告诉我要走,但我的心告诉我要留下。我得走了,亲爱的,这是唯一的路。

You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.

你知道,我和消防员没什么不同。不管火有多大,你都得跑进火里去。

Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.

其次,如果你是老板,他们不问并不意味着你的员工没有需求。

All I know is that when I go somewhere, I'm not an autobot. I am a human being. I am not an actor.

我只知道当我去某个地方的时候,我不是一个汽车人。我是一个人。我不是演员。

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

在任何地方当老板都是孤独的。在一个以男性为主的世界里,当女老板尤其如此。

The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering.

当老板最具挑战性的部分就是没有人会告诉你你的工作是否有问题。

I have ideas written down some places, but usually I can't find them. I'm not very organized.

我有一些想法写在一些地方,但通常我找不到它们。我不是很有条理。

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

从我们的广播箱里你根本看不到草。它只是一张人性的地毯。

True strength is holding it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart.

真正的力量是当你崩溃时,当所有人都能理解你时,把它团结在一起。

They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business.

他们意识到,花费数百万美元来节省数十亿美元是一件好事。

When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.

当一个人烧了自己的桥,这是多么好的火啊。

Your boss is only human and just wants the best from you.

你的老板只是个凡人,只想从你这里得到最好的。

People will buy anything that is 'one to a customer.'

人们会买任何“对顾客来说是一件事”的东西。

Good taste is as tiring as good company.

好的品味和好的陪伴一样令人疲惫。