We think sometimes when things happen that don't go the right way; we think that when you don't pass the bar exam the first time -- I happened to, but I was just lucky; I mean, my writing was so poor the bar examiner said, "We have just got to let the guy through." We think that when someone dear to us dies, we think that when we lose an election, we think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended. We think that the light had left his life forever. Not true.
It is only a beginning, always. The young must know it; the old must know it. It must always sustain us, because the greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes and you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain (曾经在谷底才能感觉在高峰的极度畅快)。
- Richard Nixon - August 9, 1974 美前总统尼克松
We think that when someone dear to us dies, we think that when we lose an election, we think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended, not true. It is only a beginning, always. The young must know it; the old must know it. This is one of the lessons of crises: that however dark things seem at the moment, the world goes on and life goes on.... I hope that everyone will remember my message to the White House staff the day I resign. No matter how devastating a defeat may be, life must go on. One is not finished when he is defeated; he is finished when he quits. Always keep fighting: When one door closes, another will open. （当一门关闭，另一扇门会打开）
- Richard Nixon at 69 - August 24, 1982 美前总统尼克松
A lot of decisions are easy becasue there is only one way to go. Sometimes you're lucky and sometimes, no matter what, you'll get the same outcome. A president gets paid to make decisions. That's his big job. What's important is once a decision is made is to make sure it comes out right. The decision is not important; it's the outcome. A president must say to himself: "I will now make my decision succeddful." （决定并非最重要，而是如何实行你的决定）
- Robert Philip Adler, President, Waterman-BIC Pen Corp 钢笔企业总裁
5 balls: work, family, health, friends and spirit
In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one's other commitments: 'Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life." （平衡你的工作，家庭，健康，朋友，信仰）
- Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises 可口可乐总裁
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