这是最幸运的年代，也是最倒霉的年代，这是智慧的年代，也是愚昧的年代；这个时期信仰与怀疑共存，这个时期光明与黑暗共存；这是希望之春，也是失望之冬；人们面前琳琅满目，但又一无所有；我们正直达天堂，我们正直通地狱。
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all doing direct the other way.
The war on coal is a war on the American worker.
一家公司的强大取决于它的员工。投资他们，他们也会投资于你。
我相信建筑是一门社会艺术。
以客观角度来看，这个世界确实变得更好，但同时也变得更糟。前进一步，又倒退一步，仿佛宇宙在科技进步和文化倒退间达成平衡，使人类的进展呈钟形曲线。