The shortest way isn't always the best.
捷径未必都是最好。（欲速则不达）
——剧集《LOST》，John Locke

Death is certain, life is not.
我们命中注定是要离开这个世界的，但是过什么样的生活是自己可以掌握的。
——剧集《The O.C.》

The only thing sure about luck, is that it will change.
对于“运气”而言，唯一确定的一点是它善变。
——剧集《The Black Donnellys》中，《The Only Sure Thing》一集开篇警示语。

We've lost so much, man. We can't afford to lose each other. We just can't.
我们已经失去太多了，兄弟。我们不能再失去彼此。我们承受不起。
——剧集《Prison Break》，在发生了许多不幸的事情后，为了停止内哄，Lincoln Burrows对Michael的劝告。

Even during bad times, always remember that the best was yet to come.
即使在最糟糕的时刻，也要记得最好的还在后头。
——剧集《Desperate Housewives》，第一季结局篇中，Bree在安慰即将要进行心脏手术的丈夫Rex。

I think if you can remember what a person meant to you and hold onto that feeling, you can survive a time like this.
如果你铭记这个人对你的意义，并把那感觉常留在心，你就能度过这段艰难的时间。
——剧集《黑帮兄弟》，四兄弟中的Tommy在Hue的守夜会中的发言。

The success in business is focused not only on individual contribution but working as a team as well.
成功并不仅仅在于个人的贡献而且也需要团队的合作。
——真人秀《The Apprentice》，Tammy在团队其他成员卖力工作的时候，却花一个小时来吃午饭，因而受到大家的批评。

Dealing with a blown cover is about stalling for time. Stay alive long enough to figure out what they know and tell a bigger lie to save yourself.
应对谎言被揭穿的办法就是拖时间，搞清楚他们到底知道些什么前千万别死了，然后再扯个更大的谎来圆
——剧集《Burn Notice》Mike做卧底的时候差点被揭穿有感而发

You know, the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. And if you hate me, that means you still care, and we're still connected, and I still have a chance to set you right.
爱的反面不是恨，而是冷漠。而如果你恨我，就说明你还在乎，我们之间还有感情相连，所以我仍然还有机会改变你。
——剧集《Desperate Housewives》，Bree在儿子Andrew对自己说出“I hate you”之后的回答。

To be truly happy a man must live absolutely in the present, and with no thought of what's gone before, and no thought of what lies ahead. But a life of meaning, a man is condemned to wallowin the past, and obsessabout the future.
要做快乐的人，必须完全生活在当前，不去想过去的事，也不想将来的事。但要过有意义的生活，就不得不沉溺于过去并为未来而困扰。
——剧集《HEROES》，幕后大人物Linderman阐述人生真谛。