a media-made legend
信息来源是否真实
Johnny Cash
"Man in Black"
着装对成功的影响
John Cheever
short stories, "the Chekhov of the Suburbs"
现在还是过去更容易成功
John Dewey
educator/ progressivism
学生应该只学少数课程还是广泛学习
J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye, his struggle with unwanted public attention
对幸福的理解
Jesse Jackson
passed up a pro baseball contract, became a preacher instead, "the president of Black America"
决定对人生的影响
Jack Kerouac
On the Road, the false legend that the book was written in three weeks
信息来源的真实性
John McCain(当每个人都开始研究Barrack Obama的时候，你就该开始研究失败者和他的战友Sarah Palin了)
a Naval veteran/ one of the oldest candidates/ prefer chatting with small groups to public speeches
媒体的重要性
Jeannette Rankin
"Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to a higher honor and loyalty." --- JFK
听从他人建议还是坚持自己的判断
John Scopes
the Scopes Monkey Trial, the teaching of the theory of evolution, the fight against fundamentalism
教师是否应该把自己的政治或者社会观点带入课堂
Jack Welch
"Change before you have to." CEO of GE, Winning
计划重要还是随机应变(be spontaneous)重要
Les Brown
motivational speaker
成功的因素包括哪些
Michael Dell
dispute with Apple, "un-innovative"
创意的重要性
Mark Twain
这位名人貌似已经被国内考生用得超多了，不过我们完全看看他说的这句话，"Lies, damn lies, and statistics."
信息来源太多，无法判断是否真实
Muhammad Yunus
banker/ microcredit/ "create economic and social development
from below"
坚持做好一件事 vs. 快速做好大量事情