To rule is easy, to govern difficult. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

要支配好容易，要统治就很难。（歌德）

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This ever-changing identity was startling, but, on second thought, it made sense: after all, Charles DE Gaulle famously said that it is difficult to govern a country with 246 types of cheese.

这种不停地转换的身份确实让人惊讶，不过，再一想，它是有道理的：不管怎么说，戴高乐有一个著名讲法，很难统治一个有246种奶酪的国家。

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I would argue it's easier to govern an Agile project than it is to govern a traditional project because it's really difficult to hide on an Agile project.

我认为管理一个敏捷的项目较之管理一个传统的项目更加容易，这是因为敏捷的项目很难隐藏。

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Now, let me start by saying we always knew this was going to be a difficult year to govern -- an extraordinarily difficult year to govern.

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