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

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.

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

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

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.

Simply put, self-centered and egocentric people don'tinspire others. We are inspired by people who placeothers-- other people, other ideas, other goals-- abovethemselves.

You can never let your compassion stand in the way of justice because when you do, other people get hurt.

This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it but man will never on his heap of mud keep still.

As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

Atlantic reckoned we should use a top Yank producer and appointed one Eddie Kramer to the post. It turns out the guy was full of bullshit and couldn't produce a healthy fart.

One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career.

We truly have an ancient part of the brain that was about survival when we were prey but we seem to have gone past prey. We eat everything and nothing eats us.

Success has many fathers; failures have none.

I don't remember being a keen reader, but apparently I was. My aunt told me that whenever I was teased for reading, I would say, "To each his own."