“So often we dwell on the things that seem impossible rather than on the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.”
— Marian Wright Edelman, Activist
「我们时常把注意力放在不可能的事,而不是可能的事。我们时常因还没做好的事感到沮丧,而忘记对已完成的事心存感恩。」– 马莉安.莱特.艾德曼
dwell on… 谈论或专注于某件事。例:It is not an issue we want to dwell on. (这不是一项我们想要专注的议题。)
马莉安.莱特.艾德曼 (1939-) 是美国第一位在密西西比州担任律师的黑人女性,致力推动黑人及孩童的权益,创立了「儿童保护基金会」,得过麦克阿瑟奖、史怀哲人道奖、甘乃迪荣誉终身成就奖,并在 2000 年获颁总统自由奖章。