Tag Archives: 未來

Nikola Tesla (發明家)

“Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.”

– Nikola Tesla, Inventor

「讓未來述說真相,以工作成果及成就來評估一個人,現在屬於他們的,但未來,我為它做了許多努力,是屬於我的。」– 尼古拉·特斯拉 (發明家)

  • 尼古拉·特斯拉 (1856-1943) 是塞爾維亞裔的美籍發明家、電力商業化的重要推動者,被認做是電機工程學的先驅,他的多項專利及電磁學的研究,更成為現代無線通信的基石。

Nido Qubein (勵志演說家)

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

— Nido Qubein, Motivational Speaker

「你目前的處境並不決定你的未來,它只決定你的起點。」– 尼杜.庫比恩 (勵志演說家)

  • 尼杜.庫比恩 (1948- ) 來自阿拉伯國家,18 歲移居美國,他起初英文不好,但後來成為一位成功的演說家,獲得演說界的奧斯卡 Cavett 獎項,他也是高點大學 (High Point University) 的校長。

Angela Merkel (德國總理)

“Fear has never been a good adviser, neither in our personal lives nor in our society. Cultures and societies that are shaped by fear, will without doubt not get a grip on the future.”

— Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

「恐懼從來不是一個好的顧問,不管是在個人生活或我們社會裡,被恐懼所左右的文明及社會,將毫無疑問的抓不住未來。」– 安格拉·梅克爾 (德國總理)

  • 安格拉·梅克爾 (1954- ) 出生東德,擁有量子化學博士學位,自 2005 年擔任德國總理,被《時代》雜誌選為 2015 年度風雲人物,以表彰其在歐債、中東難民及俄羅斯干預烏克蘭等危機所展現的領導力。這句話是民眾問到如何防止德國被擁入的難民「伊斯蘭化」,梅克爾所做的回答。

Jeff Bezos (企業家)

“What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you – what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind – you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy.”

— Jeff Bezos, Entrepreneur

「我們必須不斷的倚向未來,當你周圍的世界改變,且對你發生不利的改變 – 原本的順風變成逆風 – 你必須向它倚入,並想出應對之道,因為抱怨不是策略。」– 傑佛瑞‧貝佐斯 (企業家)

  • lean 倚向,倚入。例:You have to lean into the wind when you walk or you will be blown over. (你走路時必須往風的方向倚入,否則你會被風吹倒。) figure out 想出。例:I can’t figure out what it means. (我想不出它的意思。)
  • 傑佛瑞‧貝佐斯 (1964- ) 是美國網路巨頭亞馬遜公司 (Amazon.com) 創始人、現任董事長兼執行長,他是 1999 年度《時代》雜誌的年度風雲人物,在 2013 年購買美國的《華盛頓郵報》。

William Wordsworth (詩人)

“Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better for the future.”

— William Wordsworth, Poet

「人生可分為三個階段 – 過去、當下和未來。由過去的經驗學習以利當下,在當下學習使未來的生活更好。」– 威廉‧華茲華斯 (詩人)

  • profit by 得利,獲益。例:There are lessons in these stories that everyone can profit by. (每個人都可以從這些故事裡學到一些東西。)
  • 威廉‧華茲華斯 (1770-1850) 是英國浪漫主義詩人,文藝復興以來最重要的詩人之一,曾擔任國王侍從隊伍內的「桂冠詩人」,他的代表作包括《抒情歌謠集》(Lyrical Ballads)、《序曲》(Prelude)、《漫遊》(Excursion) 等。

John Sculley (前蘋果執行長)

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“The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.”

— John Sculley, CEO of Apple

「未來是屬於在還不是很明顯時,即已看到潛在可能性的人。」– 約翰‧斯卡利 (前蘋果執行長)

  • possibility (n.) 可能性,可能發生的事。例:the possibility of an earthquake (地震發生的可能性)。obvious (adj.) 非常明顯的,顯著的。例:It is very obvious that he likes Mary. (他喜歡瑪莉是很明顯的事。)
  • 約翰‧斯卡利 (1939- ) 為美國企業家,曾任百事公司總裁,之後出任蘋果公司執行長,他擅於行銷,期間將蘋果的銷售額由 8 億美元推升至 80 億。斯卡利目前任職於其創立的斯卡利兄弟投資公司,投資新興科技及醫療產業。
  • 蘋果公司創辦人賈伯斯在招攬斯卡利時問他:”Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Or do you want to come with me and change the world?” (你想在餘生賣糖水?還是跟我一起來改變世界?)

Robert Allen (理財作家)

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“The future you see is the future you get.”

— Robert Allen, Personal Finance Author

「你看到的未來將是你的未來。」– 羅伯特‧艾倫 (理財作家)

  • 羅伯特‧艾倫 (1948- ) 因早年求職碰壁,而勵志向有錢人學習致富之道,他在房地產投資成功後成為知名理財作家並開班授課,著有《零頭期款》、《創造財富》、《多重收入管道》、《一分鐘百萬富翁:啟發式的致富之路》等書。

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