It's the right idea, but not the right time.

If I have succeeded better than many who surround me, it has been chiefly - may I say almost solely - from universal assiduity.

This paper will no doubt be found interesting by those who take an interest in it

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

Black-Scholes works for short-term options, but if it's a long-term option and you think you know something [about the underlying asset], it's insane to use Black-Scholes.

Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.

In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously.

You see how fake it all is. It's not even hard enough to be made out of plastic. It's a paper town.

A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind.

I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

All right, then, I'll say it: Dante makes me sick.

The impression of Pakistan is that people are corrupt. I don't think they are as corrupt as they are made out to be. I can look you in the eye and tell you I've never bribed anybody.

Friendship is the ideal; friends are the reality; reality always remains far apart from the ideal.