As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

I'm not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.

There is no point in being confident and having a small position.

It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.

Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

We are part of nature. We are here to bloom like a flower- to ornate the earth with beauty, love, joy, happiness, and care.

A man without a sweet tooth is not to be trusted.

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

It seems a bit weird to call someone your girlfriend when you have a child.

Once you were a starlet. Then you're a star. Can you be a starlet again?

When we love, it is the heart that judges.

I want to be reborn as a tree; that way I can plant my roots down, never move and can never be separated from the ones I love.

Conscience is a man's compass.

The more words you know the more clearly and powerfully you will think . . . and the more ideas you will invite into your mind.

AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.