"The most important thing is to stay optimistic."

教育培养绅士，但阅读、良好的伴侣和思考才能完成他。

解读：不劳而获、投机取巧所得快乐转瞬即逝，唯有持续付出汗水与心血，攻克难题、实现目标，由此产生的快乐才扎实、长久，激励踏实奋斗。

The only way around is through.

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

War is the ultimate human drama, where the best and worst of humanity is revealed.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.