I've been fortunate in working in meritocracies most of my life, but that's not the norm.

我很庆幸自己大多数时间都工作在唯才是举的环境，但这不是普遍现象。

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Along the curves and bumps in my life journey, I have been fortunate to have mentors to steer me in the right direction, to get me back on track and to cheer me on at the finish line.

在我崎岖的生命旅途中，我很幸运的拥有许多为我指引正确方向的良师益友，时不时的把我拉回正确的轨道，为我的成功而喝彩。

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When you consider everything good in your life and compare it to the problems of less fortunate people, the issue that's making you depressed won't seem as serious.

当你多想想生活的美好，多与比自己生活困难的人相比时，你就会发现让你郁闷的问题并不那么严重。

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"People like him, as he'll say, who've been very fortunate in life, have the ability to pay a little bit more, " Mr. Plouffe said.

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"I have been so fortunate and blessed in my life, and an opportunity to lead one of the greatest programs in college basketball history is once-in-a-lifetime, " Alford said in a statement.

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"I have been so fortunate and blessed in my life, and an opportunity to lead one of the greatest programs in college basketball history is once-in-a-lifetime, " he said in a statement.

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