Quotes

The boundary between blue and white-collar workers is gradually vanishing. When we’re all working in front of the computers, can you figure out who is white collar or who is blue collar?

—Li Yining, economist

藍領、白領工人的界限正在逐步消失。當人們都在計算機邊上工作的時候，你能說誰是白領、誰是藍領？

——經濟學家厲以寧

If you start a project when you only have a grasp of 50% on it,you will greatly profit. If you start a project with 80% grasp you can make an average profit. If you wait till you have a 100% grasp, your project will be over before you have begun.

— Zhang Ruimin, CEO of Haier Group

有50%的把握就上馬，獲得的是巨大的利潤。有80%的把握上馬，獲得的是平均利潤。有100%的把握才上馬，一上馬就死。

——海爾集團首席執行官張瑞敏

An injured man is happy in the unfamiliar surroundings because they don’t need to pretend to be strong in front of familiar friends and landscapes, they can totally let go and cry.

—Chi Zijian, author

一個傷痛著的人置身一個陌生的環境是幸福的，因為你不必在熟悉的人和風景面前故作堅強，你完全可以放縱地流淚。

——作家遲子建

If you knew your life in advance, would you have the courage to come to this world?

—Forever Young(2018)

如果提前了解你要面對的人生，不知你是否還有勇氣前來？

——電影《無問西東》臺詞

Real happiness is neither ecstasy and nor suffering. In my opinion, it’s a small flowing stream, slowly melting into a calm emerald sea. To be an ordinary person among all living creatures,to enjoy the sudden flashes of happiness in life, in that way, even if we don’t die, we can still be in heaven.

—San Mao, author

真正的快樂，不是狂喜，亦不是苦痛，在我很主觀地來說，它是細水長流，碧海無波。在蕓蕓眾生里做一個普通的人，享受生命一剎那間的喜悅，那么我們即使不死，也在天堂里了。

——作家三毛