如果我们不考虑长期影响，开采效率就毫无意义。

生活就是选择的累加。

The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.

表演是探索人类状况的一种方式。

我是个糟糕的撒谎者，所以我写歌。

Profit and sustainability are not opposites; they are partners in long-term success.

出处:1876年3月10日，贝尔第一次通过他发明的电话在寝室向在实验室里的助手沃森说的一句话。