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“Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.”

「不確定感，不管是哪一種，可單靠行動來消除。」– 湯瑪斯‧卡萊爾 (作家)

• doubt (n.) 懷疑，猶疑不定。例：I have no doubt that she will succeed one day. (我確定她有一天會成功。)
• 湯瑪斯‧卡萊爾 (1795-1881) 出生蘇格蘭，是維多利亞時代的評論、諷刺作家、歷史學家。

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“There are risks and costs to a plan of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.”

「行動計畫有其風險及代價，但比起安逸不行動的長期風險及代價更少許多。」– 約翰‧甘迺迪 (美國第 35 任總統)

• inaction (n.) 不做任何事，沒有行動。例：The President was blamed for inaction. (總統被責怪沒有做事情。)
• 約翰‧甘迺迪 (1917-1963) 在 43 歲時被選為美國史上第二年輕的總統，然而在任內第三年遇刺身亡。任內歷經的大事有古巴飛彈危機、柏林圍牆的建立、太空競賽等。甘迺迪總統至今仍是美國人民最敬仰的總統之一。

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“Courage brother, do not stumble, though thy path be dark as night: There is a star to guide the humble, trust in God, and do the right. Let the road be dark and dreary and its end far out of sight. Face it bravely, strong or weary. Trust God, and do.”

「拿出勇氣來兄弟，不要跌倒，雖然道路如同夜晚般漆黑：星星會為卑恭的人領路，信任上帝，做對的事。讓路程漆黑、乏味、看不到終點。勇敢面對它，無論堅強或疲倦。相信上帝，且行動。」– 諾曼‧施華蔻 (陸軍將領)

• stumble (v.) 跌倒，絆倒。例：In his hurry the waiter stumbled and spilled the coffee all over the floor. (在匆忙之中服務生絆倒並將咖啡灑落一地。) humble (adj.) 謙遜的，謙恭的。例：In my humble opinion, we should mind our own business. (依我的淺見，我們應該管好自己的事。) dreary (adj.) 呆板的，枯燥的。例：We are tired of this same dreary routine every day. (每天相同枯燥的例行程序讓我們生厭。) weary (adj.) 厭倦的，冗長的。例：a long and weary march (冗長遙遠的行軍)。
• 諾曼‧施華蔻 (1934-2012) 為美國退休陸軍將領，在波灣戰爭期間擔任聯軍的總指揮官。

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“Many of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn’t spend half our time wishing.”

「我們很多人花一半的時間在盼望得到我們本來可以得到的事物，但先決條件是我們不花一半的時間在空想。」– 亞歷山大‧沃爾克特 (雜誌評論家)

• things we could have 是「我們本來可以得到的事物」。could have 是指「可以做但沒有做」。例：Mary could have married David but she didn’t want to. (瑪莉本來可以與大衛結婚但她沒有。)
• 亞歷山大‧沃爾克特 (1887-1943) 為美國雜誌《紐約客》(The New Yorker) 的評論家、專欄作家。

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“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.”

「你生動的想像、熱烈的渴望、由衷的相信、及熱情的採取行動的事，必將無可避免的發生。」– 保羅‧美亞 (勵志講師)

• vividly (adv.) 生動地，鮮明地；vivid (adj.)。ardently (adv.) 熱烈地；ardent (adj.)。例：an ardent supporter of Barack Obama (歐巴馬的熱衷支持者)。act upon 依… 採取行動。例：I am acting upon her suggestions. (我依她的建議行事。) inevitably (adv.) 無可避免地，必然地。例：That decision will inevitably lead to failure. (那個決定必然將導致失敗。) come to pass 發生。例：When do you think all these good things will come to pass? (你認為這所有的好事將何時發生？)
• 保羅‧美亞 (1928-2009) 在 1960 年成立 Success Motivation Institute (成功勵志機構)，旨在激發人們發展最大潛能，他的教育體系已擴展至全世界 60 個國家，翻成 26 種語言。

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“Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don’t count.”

「等待是一個陷阱，永遠都將會有等待的理由。事實是人生只有兩樣東西，理由與結果，而理由完全不算數。」– 羅伯特‧安東尼 (勵志教練)

• simply (adv.) 是用來加強語氣。例：His performance is simply not good enough. (他的表現就是不夠好。) count (v.) 算數，重要。例：Live well – every second counts. (好好的生活 – 每一秒都很重要。)
• 羅伯特‧安東尼為美國行為心理學博士，勵志講師及作家，他製定了一系列課程幫助別人獲得成功，他受邀在全世界演講，而他的著作也在世界各地出版。

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“What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.”

「我相信的事不是我說我相信的事；我相信的事是我做的事。」– 唐納德‧米勒 (作家)

• 這個句子使用以 what 引導的名詞子句：”what I believe” (我相信的事)、”what I say” (我說的事)、 “what I do” (我做的事)。
• 唐納德‧米勒 (1971- ) 為美國作家及演說家，他的著作多與基督神學有關。