现代生活最深刻的问题源于个人在面对压倒性的社会力量、历史遗产、外部文化和生活技术时，要求保持其存在的自主性和个性。
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.
英国女王伊丽莎白二世来华访问时想见他，他说
这段话是茅以升对自己一生的总结，强调奋斗是人生的重要桥梁。
人是万物的尺度：对于存在的事物，它们存在；对于不存在的事物，它们不存在。
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
The best revenge is massive success.
树种多样性不仅仅是生态学，它是我们地球肺部的风险管理。
The line between good and evil runs through every human heart.
电影的美在于它让我们能够通过别人的眼睛看世界。
Quality is the lifeline of an enterprise.