《笑傲股市》第四版，中文版P267：
对于我来说，无数个漫漫长夜的研究让我制定出一些精准的规则和方法，以及一个最终得以成功应用的投资方案。我们依靠的不是运气，而是毅力与汗水。你总不能指望每天晚上看看电视、喝喝啤酒或者跟朋友们聚会玩乐，最终仍能找到像股市或是美国经济这类复杂问题的答案吧。
在美国，任何人都可以通过自己的努力实现所有梦想。不存在任何限制，成败与否只取决于你的欲望和态度。无论来自哪里，外表如何或是毕业于什么院校，这些都无关紧要。你完全可以改善生活与未来，并实现自己的梦想，而过程伊始并不需要多少资金。
偶尔遇到挫折时，千万不要放弃，而要重新振作，并更加认真、努力地前行。朝九晚五后的刻苦钻研与周末的锲而不舍，这些辛勤的汗水必将在最后为你带来回报，助你笑傲股市并实现自己的目标，而那些不肯付出的人，则只能错过可以彻底改变人生的绝佳机遇了。
《笑傲股市》第四版，英文版P261：
For me, many long evenings of study led to preciserules, disciplines, and a plan that finally worked. Luck had nothing to do withit; it was persistence and hard work. You can’t expect to watch television,drink beer, or party with your friends every night and still find the answersto something as complicated as the stock market or the U.S. economy.
In America, anyone can do anything by workingat it. There are no limits placed on you. It all depends on your desire andyour attitude. It makes no difference where you’re from, what you look like, orwhere you went to school. You can improve your life and your future and capturethe American Dream. And you don’t have to have a lot of money to start.
If you get discouraged at times, don’t evergive up. Go back and put in some detailed extra effort. It’s always the studyand learning time that you put in after nine to five, Monday through Friday,that ultimately makes the difference between winning and reaching your goals,and missing out on truly great opportunities that really can change your wholelife.