从婴儿时期就被教导美丽是女人的权杖,心灵塑造自己以适应身体,并在其镀金的笼子里漫游,只寻求装饰其监狱。
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognised. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.
追随自己内心的热情 16年前,我萌生了创办亚马逊的想法。彼时我面对的现实是互联网使用量以每年2300%的速度增长,我从未看到或听说过任何增长如此快速的东西。创建涵盖几百万种书籍的网上书店的想法令我兴奋异常,因为这个东西在物理世界里根本无法存在。那时我刚刚30岁,结婚才一年。我告诉妻子MacKenzie想辞去工作,然后去做这件疯狂的事情,很可能会失败,因为大部分创业公司都是如此,而且我不确定那之后会发生什么。MacKenzie告诉我,我应该放手一搏。在我还是一个男孩儿的时候,我是车库发明家。我曾用水泥填充的轮胎、雨伞和锡箔以及报警器制作了一个自动关门器。我一直想做一个发明家,MacKenzie支持我追随内心的热情。
The real reward in science is contributing to something greater than yourself.
Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision..
The pen is mightier than the sword.
能够使我们成为现在的我们的唯一因素将是对类似我们的东西的感知。
我不知道需要多长时间才能取得辉煌,我只是想尽我所能去成为最出色的篮球运动员。