如是我聞

“Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.”
– George Patton, General
「接受挑戰好讓你能感受勝利的喜悅。」
– 喬治‧巴頓 (將軍)

“Every artist was first an amateur.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet
「每位藝術家一開始都是外行人。」
– 拉爾夫‧愛默生 (詩人)

“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.”
– Marie Curie, Physicist
「我被教導進步的方式既非迅速亦非容易。」
– 瑪麗‧居里夫人 (物理學家)

“When a man dies, if he can pass enthusiasm along to his children, he has left them an estate of incalculable value.”
– Thomas Edison, Inventor
「當一個人死時，若他能將熱忱傳承給他的孩子，他已留給他們一個價值難以計算的遺產。」– 湯瑪斯‧愛迪生 (發明家)

“Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.”
– Mary Bethune, Educator
「沒有信念，沒有事情是可能的。有了它，沒有事情是不可能的。」
– 瑪麗‧白求恩 (教育家)

“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.”
– Ruth Gordon, Actress
「勇氣像肌肉，我們經由使用來加強它。」
– 露絲‧戈登

“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press On” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
– Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the U.S.
「世上沒有東西可以取代堅持。才華不能，沒有東西比有才華但沒成功的人更普遍。天才不能，未得回報的天才幾乎已成格言。教育不能，這世上充斥著有學問的遊民。單是堅持及決心已是萬能。『繼續下去』這個標語已解決並將永遠解決人類的問題。」– 卡爾文‧柯立芝 (美國第 30 任總統)

“The first and best victory is to conquer self.”
– Plato, Greek philosopher
「 第一個及最好的勝利是戰勝自己。」
– 柏拉圖 (古希臘哲學家)

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”
– Malcolm Forbes, Publisher
「太多人過於重視他們不是什麼樣的人，而過於輕視他們是什樣的人。」
– 邁爾康‧富比士 (雜誌發行人)

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s. And guess what they might have planned for you? Not much.”
– Jim Rohn, Author
「如果你不安排自己的人生規劃，你將可能落入別人的規劃。而猜猜他們可能為你規劃了什麼？不多。」– 吉姆‧羅恩 (勵志作家)

“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.”
– Ken Keyes, Personal development author
「有愛心的人住在有愛心的世界，有敵意的人住在有敵意的世界。每一位你遇到的人都是你的鏡子。」– 肯‧凱耶斯 (勵志作家)

“High expectations are the key to everything.”
– Sam Walton, Wal-Mart Founder
「高期待是每件事的關鍵。」
– 山姆‧沃爾頓 (沃爾瑪創辦人)

“If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.”
– Jack Welch, General Electric CEO
「如果你想冒險，以身作則並獎勵及稱讚那些冒險的人。」
– 傑克‧韋爾許 (奇異公司執行長)

“Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.”
– Brian Tracy, Motivational coach
「把心安設為你的最高目標，然後依它來規劃你的人生。」
– 布萊恩‧崔西 (勵志教練)