Steve Jobs: Live Each Day As If It Was Your Last

乔布斯：把每一天当作你生命的最后一天来过

…for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:"If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.~Stanford University, 2005

过去33年里我每天早晨看着镜子问自己：“如果今天是你生命中的最后一天，你还会去做你准备要去做的事情么？”如果连续几天我的回答都是“不会”，那么我就知道，我需要做些改变了。--斯坦福大学，2005

Bill Gates: From Those To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected

比尔·盖茨: 得天独厚者，须替天行善

Michael Dell: Never Be The Smartest Person In The Room

迈克尔·戴尔: 别让自己成为房间里最聪明的那个人

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room. ~University of Texas, 2003

如果你是房间里最聪明的人，那么我建议你邀请一些比你更聪明的人或者干脆换个房间。－德州大学演讲，2003

JK Rowling: Failure Can Be the Foundation Of Success

J.K.罗琳: 失败可以是成功的基石。

… failure meant astripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me... so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. ~Harvard University, 2008

失败帮我剥去了那些无关紧要的。我不再去伪装什么，而开始把我所有的精力放在对我来说最重要的那一件事情上。人生的谷底对我来说就是最踏实的基石。在此之上我重建了我的人生。--哈佛大学，2008

Jeff Bezos: Gifts Are Easy, Choices Are Hard

杰夫·贝佐斯(亚马逊网站创办者): 挑礼物很简单，做选择很难。

In the end, we are our choices. ~Princeton University, 2010

我们的人生就是我们的选择。－普林斯顿大学，2010

Mark Zuckerberg: It's Easier If You Do Something You Love

马克·扎克伯格: 选择做你爱做的事情会让人生容易一些

Steve Ballmer: Don't Have Passion, Have Tenacity
史蒂夫·鲍尔默（微软公司前首席执行官兼总裁）：别只有热情，要有韧性。

Larry Page: Tackle Big Dreams, There's No Competition

拉里·佩奇(Google 的创始人之一): 去攻克那些伟大的梦想吧，竞争少啊！

Eli Broad: You Can't Be Successful By Being Timid

艾利·布罗德(企业家，慈善家): 胆小怕事成不了大事

Ted Turner: Work Like Hell And Advertise

泰德·特纳(企业家，传媒大亨): 拼命工作然后狠做广告

When I get asked a one liner, 'what's the secret to success?' I just say: "Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise." ~Montana State University-Northern, 2011

人们问我“成功的秘密是什么？” 我会说：“早睡，早起，拼命工作，好好推广！” –蒙大拿州立大学，2011

Steve Case: The People Around You Matter

史蒂夫·凯斯（美国在线CEO）: 你身边的人很重要

No matter what you do in life, your ability to succeed will be largely dependent on your ability to work with people…So don’t just focus on the job descriptions, or the brand name of the organization you’re going to join – also focus on who you’ll be working for, and with. ~George Mason University, 2009

不论你做什么工作，你成功与否都很大程度上取决于你和你身边人的关系。别只是盯着眼前的工作，注意看看你在为谁工作，在和谁工作。－乔治梅森大学，2009

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