So what I want to do in this class is be honest with you and tell you, "You've really done work here to be extraordinarily proud of yourself" versus "Yeah, you've done something okay" or "You've done good work.

所以我想在这个课程里和你们坦陈相待，你们真的是在学东西,让自己及其骄傲“,而不是说你们做的差强人意“,或是你们干的不错。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Partly because I think it's a good exercise, but also I don't want this class to be a class where you sit there, with your cup of Willoughby's coffee if needed to keep awake, and you watch me solve models because that's not how you learn.

一方面是由于我认为这是个好的锻炼机会,此外,我也不希望这个课程,变成你们坐在这,用威洛比咖啡来保持清醒,一边看我解决问题,因为你们不应那样学习

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

And similar is a leader, sometimes you don' t have all the information that you want, you've gotta be willing to say " i am gonna go with the best information that i have" i am gonna make the best decision that i can and if we were wrong, we admit it, and we fix it, but we won't just stand there.

同样，作为一名领导者，有时你无法取得,所有的相关信息，你要愿意主动地说,“我将最大可能地,利用手上的资料来工作”,“我要做出自己能够做出的最好的决定”,如果我们犯了错，就虚心承认而且设法改正，但我们不会袖手旁观。

普林斯顿公开课 - 领导能力简介课程节选