As we grow older the passion for learning and success generally tends to dwindle in most of us, and we become willing to settle for second best.

当我们年岁渐长，大多数人对学习以及成功的热情通常会日趋减少，我们会心甘情愿地满足于退而求其次。

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This universal consistency among education experts indisputably demonstrates an immutable principle of learning: initiative and correct methods are fundamental to academic success.

教育专家的这种普遍共识无可争辩地证明了一个不可改变的学习原则：主动性和正确的方法是学术上成功的基础。

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The notion of success haunts us: we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to "make a fortune in real estate with no money down" and "dressing for success".

成功的概念一直萦绕着我们：我们每年花费百万阅读有关富人和名人的书籍，学习如何“在房地产上赚大钱而不用首付”，以及“如何打扮可以成功”。

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New Jersey would be wise to think carefully about how to create the right incentives so that outside providers as well as local and state-run ones focus on driving learning and success for each individual student.

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Yet despite this clear-cut need, education reformers and business leaders recognize that today's students are too often not being equipped with the fundamentals that will ensure a lifetime of learning, creativity and success.

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Both countries can acknowledge that there is a problem and be open to learning from nations that have encouraged female leadership and success to blossom.

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