“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.”
「花時間仔細考慮,但是當行動的時刻來臨,停止思考直接去做。」– 拿破崙‧希爾 (勵志作家)
- 拿破崙‧希爾 (1883-1970) 曾擔任過美國小羅斯福總統的顧問,他的著名代表作 Think and Grow Rich (思考致富) 為史上最暢銷的書籍之一。
“Life gives us choices… you either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.”
「人生有很多選擇… 你不是雙手握住索性跟著走,就是坐在一旁觀看。」– 克莉絲汀‧菲翰 (小說家)
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
「最困難的是下決定,剩下的只是堅持。」– 愛蜜莉亞‧厄爾哈特 (飛行員)
“The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillation, and the effect of decisiveness itself ‘makes things go’ and creates confidence.”
「快速決定不會比長時間躊躇造成更多的錯誤,而且果決會有『讓事情進行』的效果並且帶來信心。」– 安妮‧歐黑爾‧麥克米克 (記者)
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
「我不是環境的產物,而是我決定的產物。」– 史蒂芬‧柯維 (勵志作家)
“Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.”
「果決是傑出表現男女的特質,幾乎任何決定都比完全沒決定更好。」– 布萊恩‧崔西 (勵志教練)
“Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome.”
「若所有可能的反對都得先被克服,那沒有事情會被嘗試。」– 塞繆爾‧詹森 (字典編纂者)