“So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.”
「就我所了解,《圣经》福音书里没有一个赞赏聪明的字眼。」– 伯特兰.罗素 (哲学家)
- 伯特兰.罗素 (1872-1970) 是英国哲学家、数学家,20 世纪最重要的逻辑学家之一,影响后世的电脑科学、人工智慧、认知科学、语言学等。他在 1950 年获得诺贝尔文学奖,用以表彰其「人道主义理想和思想自由」的著作。
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.”
「或许别人比你更聪明,但对于别人比你更努力,你不能再有借口 – 而我相信这个。」– 德瑞克‧基特 (棒球选手)
“Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
「才华是上帝给的,要谦虚。名气是人给的,要感恩。自满是自己给的,要小心。」– 约翰.伍登 (篮球教练)
“Being smart is an elusive concept. There’s a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts, to ask an insightful question or relate to domains that may not seem connected at first.”
「聪明是一个不容易解释的概念。这是某种程度的灵敏,是一种吸取新事证,问具有洞察力的问题,或连接一些原本看似没有关联性事情的能力。」– 比尔‧盖兹 (微软创办者)