“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
— Thomas Edison, Inventor
「為達成任何有意義的事,需要三個關鍵條件,第一是努力,第二是堅持,第三是常理判斷。」– 湯瑪斯‧愛迪生 (發明家)
- stick-to-itiveness 固執,堅持不懈。例:You’ve got to have reasonable goals and the stick-to-itiveness to get there (你得要有合理的目標並堅持到達那裡。) common sense 以常理判斷的能力。例:Please use your common sense. (請用你的常識判斷。)
- 湯瑪斯‧愛迪生 (1847-1931) 是美國著名的發明家及企業家,且創立了奇異公司 (General Electric),他的門洛帕克實驗室 (Menlo Park laboratory) 被譽為世界第一個工業研究實驗室。