32位美國總統分享的生活建議
Since George Washington's inauguration, 43 men have occupied the White House to perform one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Some defined their terms with great accomplishments or grave misjudgments; others barely made a mark on history. Yet all strove to fulfill their mandate to the best of their abilities and live up to the incredible expectations placed upon them.
自喬治·華盛頓就職以來，已有43位總統入住白宮并履行世上最為艱難的職責。有些頗有成就，有些鑄成大錯，有些則在歷史上鮮有功過。然而，他們都努力全力以赴地踐行自己的職責，并盡力不負民眾寄予的厚望。
Whether they succeeded or failed, our fascination with presidents' leadership styles, habits, decisions and personalities continue long after they leave office. Their perspectives and pronouncements are dissected over and over as we seek to understand what these men, who went through an experience most Americans can barely conceptualize, can teach us about life.
不論成功還是失敗，不可否認的是，即便卸任之后，總統們的領導風范、習慣、決策乃至性格仍然具有深遠的影響。人們一遍又一遍地剖析他們的觀點與宣言，試圖理解這些卓然于普通美國民眾之上的智者，究竟會留下怎樣的生活訓誨。
In honor of Presidents' Day, we've rounded up a list of some of the best advice from 32 presidents past and present on how to do and be your best, no matter how challenging your job is.
為紀念總統日(小編注：美國法定節日，每年二月的第三個星期一)，我們特此整理出當今及往任32位總統的智慧建議，激勵大家不管任務多么艱巨，也要努力做到最好!
George Washington, 1789-1797: “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
喬治·華盛頓(1789年-1797年)：“你若愛惜自身名譽，就請結交品行高尚的人;寧可煢煢孑立，也不能同流合污。”
John Adams, 1797-1801: “You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen.”
約翰·亞當斯(1797年-1801年)：“請千萬記住：所有學問最終都是為了將你培養成一個品行優良的人，一個有用的社會公民。”
Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809: “When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.”
托馬斯·杰斐遜(1801年-1809年)：“生氣時請先數到十再開口;如果極其憤怒，那就數到一百。”
James Monroe, 1817-1825: “It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future.”
詹姆斯·門羅(1817年-1825年)：“只有對某一方面完全熟透[人們]才能正確評判過去并恰當指引未來。”
John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
約翰·昆西·亞當斯(1825年-1829年)：“如果你的言行能夠激勵他人追逐更大夢想、學習更多知識、采取更多行動并成為更優秀的人，那么你就是領導者。”
Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837: “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.”
安德魯·杰克遜(1829年-1837年)：“做事要深思熟慮，但時機一到就應行動，不要猶豫。”
Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841: "All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess."
馬丁·范·布倫(1837年-1841年)：“如果我們能夠對碰巧擁有的特殊優勢深信不疑，那么所有歷史和經驗上的教訓都將不足而論。”
John Tyler, 1841-1845: “Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.”
約翰·泰勒(1841年-1845年)：“勤儉節約方能致富。”
Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853: “An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.”
米勒德·菲爾莫爾(1850年-1853年)：“光榮的戰敗勝過卑鄙的勝利。”
James Buchanan, 1857-1861: “A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad.”
詹姆斯·布坎南(1857年-1861年)：“朋友久擾容易滋生厭煩，逗人開心需要保持分寸。”
Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865: "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing."
亞伯拉罕·林肯(1861年-1865年)：“永遠記住，你自己決心成功比其他什么都重要。”
Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877: “The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”
尤利塞斯·辛普森·格蘭特(1869年-1877年)：“戰爭之道簡單至極：找到敵人，盡快擒拿，奮力擊敗對方，然后繼續前進。”
Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881: "For honest merit to succeed amid the tricks and intrigues which are now so lamentably common, I know is difficult; but the honor of success is increased by the obstacles which are to be surmounted. Let me triumph as a man or not at all."
拉瑟福德·伯查德·海斯(1877年-1881年)：“我知道對于品性誠實的人而言，要想在當下猖獗的爾虞我詐中獲勝是非常困難的;然而，這種克服種種障礙而獲得的成功卻是倍加光榮的。在我，成者為王敗者為寇!”
James Garfield, 1881: “Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.”
詹姆斯·加菲爾德(1881年)：“要能承擔當下工作之外的更多任務，讓別人知道你還留一手，你具備當下擁有之外的更多權力。若你不能超越現任位置，則有可能會落后。”
Chester Arthur, 1881-1885: “Good ball players make good citizens.”
切斯特·阿瑟(1881年-1885年)：“優秀球員即優秀公民。”
Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889, 1893-1897: “Whatever you do, tell the truth.”
格羅弗·克利夫蘭(1885年-1889年, 1893年-1897年)：“不論做什么都應實事求是。”
Teddy Roosevelt, 1901-1909: “We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.”
泰迪·羅斯福(1901年-1909年)：“我們必須敢于偉大，必須意識到偉大是艱辛、犧牲和無畏勇氣的成果。”
William Taft, 1909-1913: “Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.”
威廉·塔夫脫(1909年-1913年)：“記錄不是為了被理解，而是為了不被誤解。”
Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921: “One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to be supplied is light, not heat.”
伍德羅·威爾遜(1913年-1921年)：“一個冷靜判斷勝過無數個草率決議，冷靜判斷帶來的是光明，而非熾烈。”
Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929: “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 ... Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
卡爾文·庫利奇(1923年-1929年)：“世上沒有任何東西能取代堅持不懈：天賦也不可以，因為有天賦卻不成功的人隨處可見;才能也不可以，一事無成的才能只會是笑柄……堅持不懈和決心可以創造無限可能。”
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945: “Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you.”
富蘭克林·德拉諾·羅斯福(1933年-1945年)：“你要做的不是在這世上闖下一條路，而是要告訴世界自己能發現什么。”
Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953: “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”
哈里·S·杜魯門(1945年-1953年)：“我覺得給兒童最好的建議就是，弄清他們想要什么，然后鼓勵他們自己去爭取。”
Dwight Eisenhower, 1953-1961: “Neither a wise man or a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
德懷特·艾森豪威爾(1953年-1961年)：“智者或勇者絕不會躺在歷史軌道上等著未來列車開過來。”
John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963: “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met — obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.”
約翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪(1961年-1963年)：“生活并不容易，總有需要完成的工作和需要履行的義務——實現真實、公平和自由的義務。”
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969: “If we succeed, it will not be because of what we have, but it will be because of what we are; not because of what we own, but, rather because of what we believe.”
林登·貝恩斯·約翰遜(1963年-1969年)：“如果我們成功，那不是因為我們擁有什么，而是因為我們是什么樣的人;不是因為我們具備什么，而是因為我們相信什么。”
Richard Nixon, 1969-1974: “The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.”
理查德·尼克松(1969年-1974年)：“美國夢不會降臨睡大覺的人。”
Jimmy Carter, Jr., 1977-1981: “Piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.”
吉米·卡特(1977年-1981年)：“物質上的累積并不能彌補缺乏信心或目標的空虛生活。”
Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989: “The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.”
羅納德·里根(1981年-1989年)：“未來不是屬于膽怯的人，而是屬于勇敢的人。”
George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993: “No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.”
喬治·赫伯特·沃克·布什(1989年-1993年)：“人類制造的任何問題都可以憑借人類自身的智謀、精力和孜孜不倦的精神希望加以克服。”
Bill Clinton, 1993-2001: “If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”
比爾·克林頓(1993年-2001年)：“人這輩子總會犯錯，但只要知錯就改，就可以變得更好。這也是應對逆境的方法，不能讓逆境左右自己。最重要的就是永遠都不要放棄!”
George W. Bush, 2001-2009: “Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not the author.”
喬治·沃克·布什(2001年-2009年)：“生活一直都是自有曲折、自發需求、自撰故事，而我們并不是作者。”
Barack Obama, 2009-present: “One voice can change a room. And if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city. And if it can change a city, it can change a state. And if it can change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation, it can change the world. Your voice can change the world.”
巴拉克·奧巴馬(2009年-現在)：“一個聲音能改變一間屋子，而如果一個聲音能改變一間屋子，那么它也能改變一座城市;若能改變一座城市，便也能改變一個州;若能改變一個州，就能改變一個國家;若能改變一個國家，就可以改變整個世界。你的聲音可以改變整個世界!”
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