“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.”
「藉由戰勝所有障礙和其它旁物,一個人必將抵達他所選擇的目標及目的地。」– 哥倫布 (探險家)
- 克里斯多福·哥倫布 (1450-1506) 出生義大利,在西班牙天主教君主的贊助下,四次橫渡大西洋,並成功抵達美洲,拉開西班牙殖民美洲、及後來幾個世紀的大航海時代。
“What drives me is a hard problem that hasn’t been solved, that has a really interesting and impactful solution. And for me it doesn’t even matter what the problem is. I just gravitate towards it.”
「給我動力的是尚未解決的困難問題,且具有有趣及影響力深遠的解決辦法,是什麼問題對我並不重要,我就是會向它靠攏。」– 崔維斯·卡蘭尼克 (Uber 共同創辦人)
“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.”
「我們持續碰到一連串絕佳的機會,它們喬裝為無解的問題。」– 約翰‧加德納 (美國健康教育與福利部長)
“People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it.”
「相信問題可以解決的人,通常會致力解決問題。」– 威廉‧拉斯貝瑞 (記者)
“It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren’t working on.”
「解決其他人沒有在處理的問題,看來是正確的事。」– 西恩‧帕克 (企業家)
“If you have a problem, you’ve got to solve it. Because that problem is going to get bigger in six months. It could get bigger in two years. But it’s not going to get smaller with time.”
「如果你有一個問題,你必須解決它,因為那個問題將在六個月內變大,它可在兩年內變得更大,它不會隨著時間變小。」– 瑪麗‧芭拉 (執行長)