这两者中间有着绝对的关联,一个告诉人们他们无所不能的社会,和缺乏自信有着绝对的关联。另一件好事也会带来坏影响的例子,还有一些其它原因造成我们对事业,对我们在世上的地位感到前所未有的焦虑,再一次地,它也和好的概念有关,这个好概念叫做“功绩主义”。
There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
"The greatest threat to the planet is the idea that someone else will save it."
音乐是我的治疗方式。
The history of mathematics is a history of human thought and progress.
Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship.
The rocks may be hard, but our resolve must be harder.
Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.
我不遵循规则。我制定规则。
In mining, efficiency and environmental care must go hand in hand.