The ideas of economists and political philosophers， both when they are right and when they are wrong， are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men， who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence， are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.
无论是正确的还是错误的，经济学家和政治哲学家的思想都比通常理解的有力。确实，世界不受其他任何事物统治。自信不被知识分子影响的那些所谓务实的人，往往只是几个过时经济学家思想的奴隶。（Concluding Notes. p. 383-384）
每座建筑都是梦想与现实之间的妥协。
The quality of an organization's vision determines the quality of its direction.
电影制作是一种合作的艺术形式；它是关于汇集最优秀的人才来创造独特的东西。
在伟大的爱中，总是伴随着奇迹。
要使婚姻长久，就需克服自我中心意识。