“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.”
「借由战胜所有障碍和其它旁物,一个人必将抵达他所选择的目标及目的地。」– 哥伦布 (探险家)
- 克里斯多福·哥伦布 (1450-1506) 出生义大利,在西班牙天主教君主的赞助下,四次横渡大西洋,并成功抵达美洲,拉开西班牙殖民美洲、及后来几个世纪的大航海时代。
“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.”
「给我动力的是尚未解决的困难问题,且具有有趣及影响力深远的解决办法,是什么问题对我并不重要,我就是会向它靠拢。」– 崔维斯·卡兰尼克 (Uber 共同创办人)
“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.”
「我们持续碰到一连串绝佳的机会,它们乔装为无解的问题。」– 约翰‧加德纳 (美国健康教育与福利部长)
“People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it.”
「相信问题可以解决的人,通常会致力解决问题。」– 威廉‧拉斯贝瑞 (记者)
“It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren’t working on.”
「解决其他人没有在处理的问题,看来是正确的事。」– 西恩‧帕克 (企业家)
“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.”
「如果你有一个问题,你必须解决它,因为那个问题将在六个月内变大,它可在两年内变得更大,它不会随着时间变小。」– 玛丽‧芭拉 (执行长)