great is better than terrible, a

For me, great is better than terrible, and terrible is better than mediocre, because terrible at least gives life flavor.

（对我来说，伟大胜于糟糕，糟糕胜于平庸，因为糟糕至少给人生的味道。）

The high school yearbook quote my friends chose for me was from Thoreau: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”

Ray Dalio. Principles: Life and Work (Kindle 位置 283-286). Simon & Schuster. Kindle 版本.