Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
Стейси Абрамс: Три вопроса к самому себе, когда за что-то берёшься
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
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at the age of 17 --
in Decatur, Georgia,
в округе Декейтер, штат Джорджия,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
с низким уровнем дохода,
as United Methodist ministers.
объединённых методистов.
we were poor enough,
бедны, по их мнению,
к невозвратной бедности.
and I became valedictorian.
свою прощальную речь.
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
to meet the governor of Georgia.
с самим губернатором Джорджии.
that he lived in a mansion,
особняком, в котором он жил,
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
«Главный Госпиталь» и «Династия»,
ready to go to visit the governor.
готовая встретить губернатора.
who were also invited, got up,
a car is a necessary thing.
важным атрибутом.
there aren't a lot of options.
с общественным транспортом.
to live in a community
родиться в обществе,
городской транспорт,
all the way to Buckhead,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
находился особняк губернатора
that ran the length of the property.
во всю длину собственности.
that lets them know this is our stop,
объявляющий остановку,
we walk across the street.
because there are cars coming up,
так как туда подъезжают машины
from all across the state of Georgia.
I don't get hit by one of the cars
не быть сбитой одной из тех машин,
the guard comes out.
and he looks at my parents,
this is a private event."
это частное мероприятие».
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
Стейси произносит речь».
at the checklist that's in his hands.
гостей, который был в его руках.
of her very voluminous purse.
over our shoulder at the bus,
him a story about who should be there.
кто должен был быть там, а кто нет,
to have our own car --
чтобы иметь свою машину, —
он для себя выбрал.
something in my skin color,
в цвете нашей кожи
у него в голове.
to look at me again,
он снова взглянул на меня
You don't belong here."
Тебе здесь не место».
United Methodist ministers,
чтобы стать служителями общины,
to engage this gentleman
к горячей и бурной дискуссии
of his decision-making skills.
in a very fiery place
в очень жарком месте,
on that checklist.
the checklist eventually,
and he let us inside.
the governor of Georgia.
губернатора Джорджии
my fellow valedictorians
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
мощнейшего места Джорджии,
I don't belong.
говорящий, что мне здесь не место.
who got to open the gates.
the rest of the story.
читали, что было дальше.
How do I move forward?
а как же двигаться дальше?
to open the gates for young black women
не только молодым чёрным женщинам,
and told they don't belong.
и говорили, что им здесь не место.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
латиноамериканцам и азиатам,
for the undocumented and the documented.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
themselves the victims of gun violence.
for everyone in Georgia,
and this is our nation,
is that the first try wasn't enough.
было недостаточно.
How do I move forward?
же я буду двигаться дальше?
and the sadness and the lethargy
грусть, апатию
of television as I eat ice cream?
телевизора, поедая мороженое?
что всегда делала.
because going backwards isn't an option
возвращаться назад — не для меня,
за пост губернатора,
and what I wanted to be.
и кем хочу быть.
I ask myself about everything I do,
неважно, что я делаю:
or starting a business;
the New Georgia Project
Fair Fight Georgia.
«Справедливой борьбы Джорджии».
I ask myself three questions:
задаю себе три вопроса.
I have to ask myself are:
of my ambition?
объёма своих амбиций,
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
вы не получили того, чего хотели,
have set your sights a little lower,
немного опустить планку.
to be aggressive about your ambition.
стойко держаться своих амбиций.
understand your mistakes.
в чём состоят ваши ошибки.
doesn't work out,
we could do better,
ситуацию в лучшую сторону,
not to investigate too much
не стоит вдаваться в то,
that our mistakes are ours alone,
относятся только к нам,
is understand your mistakes,
нужно понимать как свои,
and honest with those who support you.
кто поддерживает вас.
revenge is not a good reason.
причина, хоть и приятная.
not that you should do,
следовало бы так сделать,
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
вы не сможете спать ночью,
and gets you excited about it;
просыпаться по утрам
something about it.
что-то с этим сделать.
from across this world
должны произойти.
в этом причина для вас,
the "what" to the "do"
до действия бессмысленно,
when it gets tough,
свою первую гонку,
you can't try again.
ты не можешь попробовать снова.
you're going to get it done.
to ever become the nominee for governor
кандидатом в губернаторы
of America for a major party.
African American voters in Georgia.
избирателей в Джорджии.
of the ticket in 2014.
за демократов в 2014 году.
количество латиноамериканцев,
in the state of Georgia.
важны в штате Джорджия.
"This is our state, too."
how I can get it done.
как я могу добиться своей цели.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
что преграды не непреодолимы.
that always hold us hostage.
всегда удерживают нас.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
у меня есть небольшие долги.
you did not go outside.
похоже, не выходите из дома.
that holds us back so often,
by how much we have in resources.
которой мы владеем.
those resource challenges.
эти финансовые проблемы.
something you don't talk about.
о чём не говоришь.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
себя по поводу моих долгов.
that my lack of opportunity
что нехватка возможностей
me from running.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
что мне не стоит участвовать.
maybe I shouldn't run.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
причиной, почему мы не даём себе мечтать.
overcome those obstacles,
будете обходить преграды,
you will be damned if you do not try.
what you're afraid of,
как с этим справиться.
about processes and politics
from getting where you want to be.
того, чего хочешь.
position instead of power.
что мы приняли должность, а не власть.
as a consolation prize,
в качестве утешительного приза,
and we're going to get it,
и собираемся добиться своего,
to evaluate how much we want it.
оценить, как сильно мы чего-то хотим.
you said you should,
влиять на вашу энергию.
to the "why" of it.
who speak for the voiceless.
будут говорить за тех, кто не может.
of good conscience
belongs to us all.
принадлежит нам всем.
knowing what is in my past.
зная, что у меня в прошлом.
могут поджидать меня.
and creating new obstacles now.
новые преграды для меня прямо сейчас.
to figure it out.
чтобы придумывать.
and it is a stain on our nation.
и это пятно на нашей нации.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Abrams - PoliticianFormer Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia.
Why you should listen
Stacey Abrams's 2018 campaign for governor of Georgia turned more voters than any Democrat in Georgia history, including former President Barack Obama, and invested in critical infrastructure to build progress in the state. After witnessing the gross mismanagement of the election by the Secretary of State's office, Abrams launched Fair Fight to ensure every Georgian has a voice in our election system.
Abrams received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Yale Law School. Dedicated to civic engagement, she founded the New Georgia Project, which submitted more than 200,000 registrations from voters of color between 2014 and 2016.
Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Abrams is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. As co-founder of NOW Account, a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow, Abrams has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia. And through her various business ventures, she has helped employ even more Georgians, including hundreds of young people starting out. As House Minority Leader, she has worked strategically to recruit, train, elect and defend Democrats to prevent a Republican supermajority in the House, and she has worked across the aisle on behalf of all Georgians. During her tenure, she has stopped legislation to raise taxes on the poor and middle class and to roll back reproductive healthcare. She has brokered compromises that led to progress on transportation, infrastructure, and education. In the legislature, she passed legislation to improve the welfare of grandparents and other kin raising children and secured increased funding to support these families.
Abrams and her five siblings grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi with three tenets: go to school, go to church, and take care of each other. Despite struggling to make ends meet for their family, her parents made service a way of life for their children -- if someone was less fortunate, it was their job to serve that person. This ethic led the family to Georgia. Abrams's parents attended Emory University to pursue graduate studies in divinity and become United Methodist ministers. Abrams and her younger siblings attended DeKalb County Schools, and she graduated from Avondale High School.
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