No city embraced privatization more eagerly than Chicago, where I live.

Home ownership was the fig leaf for the rise in subprime lending. But that was really about cash-out refinancings, not buying homes.

I think synergies are a lot like UFOs: Lots of people claim to have seen them, but few can actually prove they exist.

Building a portfolio around index funds isn’t really settling for the average. It’s just refusing to believe in magic.

Going to work every day was like my hair was on fire and all I had to put it out was a hammer.

Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.

Be careful what you're doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be. And the less you really know them, the more likely you are to confuse them with the girl or boy in your head.

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements.

If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped to a chair and put Mariah Carey's records on.

Viserys sold my mother's crown, and men called him a beggar. I shall keep this one, so men will call me a queen. (Daenerys)

People always ask me when they see me working out, "What are you training for?" The answer is I'm training for life.

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

When you say you love me, it doesn't matter. It goes into my head as just chit-chatter. You may think it's egotistical or just worry-free, But what you say, I take none of it seriously.

Public space can be a lot better with some private space to contradict it and vice versa. It keeps the system alive. If the system is just one thing, then it's closed and it eventually dies.