That to me is absolutely fascinating. 这于我而言，是绝对的百思不得其解。 I mean if I ever write a book it will be called: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things. 如果我要写本书的话，书名就是《为什么 聪明人净干蠢事》。 My partner says it should be auto
And 17 years later I did go to college. 在十七岁那年 ，我真的上了大学。 But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, 但是我很愚蠢的选择了一个几乎和你们斯坦福大学一样贵的学校, and all of my working-class parent‘s savi
But time is the friend of the wonderful business; it is the enemy of the lousy business. 时间是好生意的朋友，却是坏生意的敌人。 If you are in a lousy business for a long time, you are going to get a lousy result even if
Now I get to work in a job that I love, but I have always worked in a job that I loved. 我热爱我的工作，但是我从来如此， I loved it just as much when I thought it was a big deal or to make 1,000 bucks. 无论我在谈大生意，还是只赚1
Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; 再次说明的是,你在向前展望的时候不可能将这些片断串连起来； you can only connect them looking backwards. 你只能在回顾的时候将点点滴滴串连起来。 So you have to trust that the dots will somehow co
But we put in a bid on Wednesday morning. By that, I was in Boston Montana. 星期三的早上，我们出了一个报价。那时，我已经在蒙塔那了。 And I talked to Bill McDonough at the New York Federal. 我和纽约储备局的比尔·麦克唐纳通了话。 At 10 o'clock w
And yet 16 guys with very high IQs and very decent people entered into that game. 我所不能理解的是，这16 个如此高智商的能人怎么就会玩这样一个游戏。 You know I think it is madness. 简直就是疯了。 It is produced by an overall reliance to sa
Class of 2009! 2009届的同学们， I don't think I hurt you. 我不认为这伤害了你们。 First I’d like you to stand up, and wave and cheer your supportive family and friends! 首先我希望大家都站起来，向支持你们的亲朋好友挥手致意！ I’m sure you can
I didn't see it then, 我当时没有觉察, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. 但是事后证明，从苹果公司被炒是我这辈子发生的最棒的事情。 The heaviness of being successfu
I'd like to just say a few words primarily and then the highlight for me will be getting your questions in a few minutes. 我想先讲几分钟的套话，然后我就主要来接受你们的提问。 I want to talk about what is on your mind. 我想谈的
My third story is about death. 我的第三个故事是关于死亡的。 When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.&quo
I lived with that diagnosis all day. 我整天和那个诊断书一起生活。 Later that evening I had a biopsy, 后来有一天晚上我作了一个活切片检查， where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, 医生将一个
This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when deat
Letter to my grandchildren 给孙儿们的一封信 To my beautiful grandchildren: 我的好孙儿们: Our world is changing so fast and there are many things I wish for you... 我们生活的世界变化非常快，我希望你们能做到下面这些事: I'd really like for you
Steps to happiness 一步步走向幸福 Everybody Knows: 每个人都知道： You can't be all things to all people. 你无法为每个人办到每件事。 You can't do all things at once. 你无法立刻完成所有的事。 You can't do all things equally well. 你无法把所有的事都做的
Lessons from a dandelion 蒲公英 I recall as a young child bringing bouquets of brilliant yellow flowers to my mother. 我想起了孩提时代我把几束鲜艳的黄色花朵送给妈妈的事。 It didn't matter that the stems felt sticky or that both m
What will matter 要紧的事 Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. 不管有没有准备好，总有一天一切将走到终点。 There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. 不再有日出，不再有分钟，不再有小时，也不再有日子。 All the things you c
A feline perspective 猫儿看世界 There once was a kitty named Bear. 从前有只叫贝尔的小猫， He loved to play, run outside and chase spiders. 他很爱玩，喜欢在外面跑来跑去，还喜欢逮蜘蛛。 He was a happy cat without a care in the world. 他是只快乐的
What do angels look like? 天使是什么样子？ What Do Angels Look Like? 天使是什么样子？ They are— 天使就像— Like the little old lady who returned your wallet yesterday. 那个昨天捡到钱包并把它交还给你的身材矮小的年老妇人。 Like the taxi driver who t
KFC's Colonel Sanders 肯德基爷爷的真实故事 When I read last week that a majority of Americans ages 18 to 25 didn't know who Colonel Sanders was,I was shocked. 上周报上的一条消息让我感动非常震惊:大多数18到25岁的年轻人不知道桑德斯上校是谁。 Accordin
