Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
生活对我们任何人来说都不容易。但那又怎样?我们必须有毅力,最重要的是对自己有信心。我们必须相信我们在某方面是有天赋的,而且这个目标必须实现。
Every building is a prototype; no two are exactly alike.
艺术必须打动你,而设计不会,除非是设计一辆好巴士。
It is time to effect a revolution in female manners - time to restore to them their lost dignity.
因此美名归于君主,而仇怨由臣下担当;安乐归于君主,而忧患由臣下担当。这就是墨翟所说的忠臣。 
译文:亲近贤臣,疏远小人,这是西汉兴盛的原因;亲近小人,疏远贤臣,这是东汉衰败的原因。
一八一四年,俄、奥、普联军兵临巴黎城下,理工学校学生要求参战。后来,这句名言被刻在巴黎理工学校梯型大教室的天花板正中心,一直激励着该校师生奋发好学。
I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.