“I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.”
「我非常相信一切最终都会回到你身上,你回收你所付出的。」– 南茜·雷根 (前美国第一夫人)
- 南茜·雷根 (1921-2016) 是美国第 40 任总统隆纳·雷根的夫人,她与先生一样是演员出身,是雷根重要的帮手、顾问与保护者,进入白宫后全力推动反毒品运动、并支持干细胞研究。
“There is always a reason, in the man, for his good or bad fortune in making money. Men talk as if there were some magic about this. He knows that all goes on the old road, pound for pound, cent for cent — for every effect a perfect cause — and that good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.”
「人在赚钱过程中遇到的好运及坏运,都有它的理由,人们却说得彷佛有魔力介入,但这道理放诸四海皆准,每一镑、每一分钱 – 因为每一结果都有它相对应的原因 – 而运气只是对目标执著的代名词。」– 拉尔夫‧爱默生 (诗人)
“Happiness is not a reward – it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment – it is a result.”
「快乐不是犒赏 – 它是一个后果。苦难不是惩罚 – 它是一个结果。」– 罗伯特‧英格索 (演说家)
“I’ve learned that everything happens for a reason… Every event has a why and all adversity teaches us a lesson… Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is.”
「我学到所有发生的事都有原因… 每个事件都有它的为什么,而每个逆境都在为我们上一课,绝不要因过去感到后悔,以看待老师的态度接受它。」– 罗宾.夏玛 (领导力专家)
“I will waste not even a precious second today in anger, or hate, or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds I sow will harvest because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal reaction. I will plant only good seeds today.”
「我今天不会浪费一秒钟去生气、怀恨、嫉妒或自私。我知道我会收割今天播下的种子,因为每个行为,无论好坏,永远都伴随等同的回报,我今天将只播下好的种子。」– 奥格‧曼迪诺 (作家)
“With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.”
「你的每一个行为都是在播种,即使你还没见到收成。」– 艾拉‧惠勒‧威尔克斯 (诗人)
“In business as in life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But over time, if you play long enough, everybody gets what he deserves.. good and bad.”
「在商场及人生中,坏事有时发生在好人身上,好事有时发生在坏人身上,但长时间下来,如果你待得够久,每个人都得到他应得的… 不管好事或坏事。」– 杰夫‧伊梅尔特 (奇异公司执行长)