Gambling has held human beings in thrall for millennia. It has been engaged in everywhere, from the dregs of society to the most respectable circles.

The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over the outcome while minimizing the areas where we have absolutely no control over the outcome.

What if I am wrong? Any rational investment plan has to start with that question.

The Gods are unkind and deny us knowledge of what the future holds

The prospect of getting rich is highly motivating, and few people get rich without taking a gamble.

I only know that when I study mathematics, I transport myself to another world, a world of exquisite beauty and truth. And in that world I am the person I like to be.

21st century leaders will be growers, not knowers.

The day must come when trust will be as natural to your nature as distrust now seems to be.

I did 12 years with nuns, you know. So I came out of it going, like, 'I think Jesus is all right.' The rest of it I think stinks to the high heavens.

There's no ego when you're a ukulele player.

Jesus' blood was shed for us all; what remains is for us to accept His sacrifice in faith and obedience.

Only a pint at breakfast-time, and a pint and a half at eleven o'clock, and a quart or so at dinner. And then no more till the afternoon; and half a gallon at supper-time. No one can object to that.

I wouldn't describe myself as a master of anything.

People want just taxes more than they want lower taxes. They want to know that every man is paying his proportionate share according to his wealth.