Debt is always repaid, either by the borrower or by the lender.

Successful investing is about having people agree with you ... later.

[C]apitalism without financial failure is not capitalism at all, but a kind of socialism for the rich.

Progress is cumulative in science and engineering, but cyclical in finance.

In almost every walk of life, people buy more at lower prices; in the stock market they seem to buy more at higher prices.

Every debt is ultimately paid, if not by the debtor, then eventually by the creditor.

I believe that there is an important kernel of truth in the idea that financial errors recur every other generation.

The Fed can change how things look, not how things are

Credit is money of the mind.

Nothing beats a little cash in a bear market, of course, and the oldest form of cash is gold.

It's about bums on seats. If nobody wants to listen to what you are doing, it kind of defeats the purpose really, doesn't it?

One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.

Bear no malice for the ones who leave you.

Self-knowledge liberates us from the frustration of ignorance, while simultaneously nurturing and supporting our capacity for intelligence. Objectivity

Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life.

Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that

The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.

We're Mexi-cans not Mexi-can'ts.

My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.

I'm not well-versed in the science fiction world. I'm hoping that I'll get more opportunities in it because you get to create a new world.

If people go to IMDB, they will see that I'm very comfortable with independent cinema, and doing studio films too. For me this is not an either/or situation.