艰苦奋斗的石油精神永远不能丢，这是我们的传家宝。
The hard-working petroleum spirit must never be abandoned. It is our family heirloom.
2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说
It is personalities, not principles, that move the age.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
生命的价值不在于我们呼吸的次数，而在于那些让我们屏息的时刻。
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
建筑必须同时具有物质和精神维度。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the legislator.