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）
伟大的领导者不创造追随者，而是创造更多领导者。
设计与制造的融合对半导体行业至关重要。
情况越糟，扭转局面所需的努力就越小，上升空间就越大。
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.