What will matter is not your memories，but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered，by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn‘t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matter.
人生的最大遗憾莫过于错误地坚持了不该坚持的，轻易地放弃了不该放弃的。
参考翻译（高昆）
不管你是否已经准备好，有一天一切终将结束。不再有日出，你也将不再拥有每一天、每一小时，甚至每一分钟。你曾拥有的一切，无论是该被珍惜的还是该被遗忘的，都将转予他人。
你的财富、声望和权力都将与你无关。你所拥有的、亏欠的也将与你无关。
你的不满、愤恨、挫败和嫉妒都会消失殆尽。当然，你的希望、抱负、计划和要做的事也将无法实现。你曾最看重的那些得与失，也将慢慢被淡忘。
你来自什么地方、过什么样的生活都再不重要。同样，你的美貌和智慧也不再重要。你的性别、肤色和种族也都不再和你有任何关系。
那么，该在乎什么呢？你又该以什么样的标准去衡量人生的价值呢？
你该在乎的，不是你买到了什么，而是你创造了什么；不是获得了什么，而是付出了什么。你该在乎的，不是你的成功，而是你的价值。你该在乎的，不是你曾学会了什么，而是你让别人学会了什么。你该在乎的，应该是你的正直、同情心、勇气、以及感染和鼓舞他人的奉献精神。你该在乎的，不是你的能力，而是你的品格。
你该在乎的，不是认识多少人，而是当你离开时为你伤心难过的有多少人。
你该在乎的，不是人生留给你的回忆，而是那些爱你的人留给你的美好。
你该在乎的，不是你离开之后，将在人们心中停留多久，而是谁记得你，为了什么记得你。
该在乎的事在人生中发生绝非偶然。外界因素并不起决定作用，关键在于你的选择。选择有价值的人生。
If the Dream Is Big Enough 为了心中的梦想I used to watch her from my kitchen window，she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children，and yet to me，she stood out from them all.
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could.
I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing alone. She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again， sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship.
I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough，I would get ascholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don‘t count.” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again.
Well，I had to give it to her- she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week，she led her varsity team to victory.
One day in her senior year，I saw her sitting in the grass，head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong.“Oh，nothing.”came a soft reply.“I am just too short.”The coach told her that at 5.5 inches she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team- much less offered a scholarship- so she should stop dreaming about college.
She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.
She lifted her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college， if she truly wanted a scholarship，that nothing could stop her except one thing- her own attitude. He told her again，“If the dream is big enough， the facts don’t count”.
The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a scholarship，a full ride，to a Division I，NCAA women‘s basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.
It’s true，If the dream is big enough，the facts don‘t count.
付出总会有回报。不要害怕辛苦，不要吝啬你的努力，要相信梦想有多大，舞台就有多大。
参考翻译（修立芬）
我常常从厨房的窗户观察她：她看上去是如此娇小，然而她却用尽全力穿过那群男孩子。那个学校就在我家对面的街上，所以当他们玩累了休息的时候我能看到他们。操场上有那么多个孩子，而在我眼里，唯有她是那么独特。
还记得第一天看她打篮球的情景。她高超的球技令我吃惊，比其他孩子要好很多。她设法跳投，轻轻一投，只见篮球越过他们的头顶，顺利进入篮筐。那些男生总试着去拦住她却没人能拦得住。
从那以后我开始注意到她常常一个人练球。一次又一次地练习控球和投篮，有时会练到很晚。有一天我问她为什么练得那么辛苦。她看着我毫不犹豫地说：“我想上大学，而只有得到奖学金我才能上。我喜欢打篮球，我知道如果篮球打得足够好，就能得到奖学金。我打算去打篮球，我想成为最棒的篮球员。爸爸告诉我’梦想有多大，舞台就有多大‘。”说完她笑着走向球场开始她一次又一次的练习。
我不得不佩服她--佩服她的毅力和决心。从初中到高中的几年里她一直在坚持，每周她都会带领她的篮球队凯旋。在她上高三那年的一天，我看见她坐在草坪上，头放在胳膊上。
我走过去坐在她身旁，“怎么了？”我问。“哦，没什么，”她轻轻地答道。“我太矮了。”教练告诉她一米四的个子可能永远都进不了最好的球队--拿到奖学金的希望也很渺茫--所以她上大学的梦想即将破灭。
她很伤心，我哽咽了，因为我感受到了她的失望。我问她是否把这件事告诉了她的父亲。
她抬起头告诉我父亲说这些教练搞错了，因为他们不知道梦想的力量。他还告诉她如果真的想上一所好的大学、真的想得到奖学金，除了她自己的态度没有什么能够阻挡她。爸爸还告诉她“梦想有多大，舞台就有多大”。
第二年当她带着她的篮球队去参加加利福尼亚的锦标赛时被一所大学录取。她的梦想实现了：她得到了全额奖学金--给女子篮球队第一赛区的奖赏金。她将去这所学校学习，这所她梦寐以求的，并为之付出多年努力的学校。
“梦想有多大，舞台就有多大。”这是真的。
