Anyone who wants to vote probably shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is the first step towards zombification - trying to get something without actually working for it.

Central planning doesn't work. A little bit of it is a drag. A lot is fatal.

Harness the Power of Accelerated Failure - the faster you fail, the faster you succeed.

The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn't have on things he doesn't need -- we're done for.

You don't get what you want from investing, you get what you deserve.

That is the problem with age and wisdom—it merely shows you how helpless you are. The wiser you become, the more you learn to keep your mouth shut, until eventually the grave silences you forever.

If you look carefully, almost all Old Money secrets can be traced to a single source: a longer-term outlook.

A man's wealth can...also be measured by what he doesn't have and doesn't want. When he wants little, he is a rich man.

If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.

People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.

You can forget about recovery. There is no recovery - and there's not going to be any recovery. Recovery is an impossibility.

Dream large and make yaour dreams defy the laws of gravity. Soar high and show your inner strength

Maybe I’m a human, but I’m a me-and-Ma as well.

I don't have a Twitter account.

People always like to hear that they're under stress, makes them feel better. You can imagine what they'd feel if they were told they weren't under stress.

Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent.

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

I hadn't fallen through his arms. He was ripped from mine.

If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail. Once you get beyond startup, if you have managers reporting to managers, you will create politics.

Each life needs its own quiet place.

To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy.