美国是唯一一个直接从野蛮进入颓废、中间没有经过文明阶段的社会。

写作是一种向世界说“我存在，我有话要说”的方式。

一个国家的力量不仅仅是其强制能力，还包括其提供服务的能力以及在公民眼中保持合法性的能力。

我希望人们记住的是我的音乐，而不是我的形象。

在一切事情中，创造系统是必要的。

People are curious. A few people are. They will be driven to find things out, even trivial things. They will put things together, knowing all along that they may be mistaken. You see them going around with notebooks, scraping the dirt off gravestones, reading microfilm, just in the hope of seeing this trickle in time, making a connection, rescuing one thing from the rubbish.

The only way to keep the small folk loyal is to make sure they fear you more than they fear your enemies. 

Efficiency in grain production isn't an option—it's a necessity.

然而，在短期内，基本面往往被震耳欲聋的投机噪音所淹没，这是股市对每一美元收益进行估值的价格。

一个伟大的剪辑师知道何时该克制，何时该推进。

成功是团队努力的结果；没有人能独自成就伟大。