2. The world is full of guys. Don't be a guy; be a man. (Say Anything)

2.這世界上到處都是男的。做個男人，別就當個男的。（電影《情到深處》）

In high school, my main goal in life was to be average. I didn't want to stand out; I wanted to blend. I think most teenagers do, as standing out is perceived as a bad thing too often at that age. But one thing I definitely want my boys and my daughter to know is that the world is, indeed, full of guys, as Lili Taylor's character states to John Cusack's Lloyd. I am trying to teach my children to strive for more than average, not to be afraid to be exceptional. I want them to do the right and genuine thing, even when it's harder, or even when it leaves them vulnerable. I hope they have standing-in-the-rain-with-boombox moments of their own someday.

高中時，我只想做個普通人。我不再成天想著要脫穎而出；我選擇混入人群，掩藏自己。我相信不少青少年也有過這種心理，因為在那個年紀，大家都很排斥標新立異。但我想讓我的兒子女兒知道這樣一個事實：電影中莉莉·泰勒（Lili Taylor）扮演的角色曾對約翰·庫薩克（John Cusack）扮演的勞埃德（Lloyd）說道，我努力得教導我的孩子，教他們不做普通人，教他們勇于突破。我希望他們遵循自己的內心生活，即使這條人生路困難重重，即使這樣做等于把自己置于風口浪尖。我仍希望他們有一天能拿著收音機站在風雨中。