Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

When friends and acquaintances are telling you [that] you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.

A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.

When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong.

We want these assets to be productive. We buy them. We own them. To say we care only about the short term is wrong. What I care about is seeing these assets in the best hands

I enjoy the hunt much more than the “good life” after the victory.

Everything I have is for sale, except for my kids and possibly my wife.

CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.

No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.

If you despise your people, you will disregard them.If you hate your people, you will harm them.If you esteem your people, you will serve them.If you love your people, you will even die for them.

I hope I am the antithesis of disposable fashion.

I don't feel negative emotions. I feel calm, composed and ready. And as it goes on I get better at it. By the time the fight is on, I don't feel any emotions at all.

A person is either a missionary or a mission field.

Nothing but a speck we seem In the waste of waters round, Floating, floating like a dream, Outward bound.

If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it.

Thought is the parent of the deed.

There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist fighting for peace by nonviolent methods most easily succumbs; activism and overwork.

In the darkness of your thoughts I would like to be a light.