Once you run current-account deficits, you depend on the kindness of strangers. This might be the beginning of the end of the American empire.

The gains from technology must be channeled to a broader base of the population than has benefited so far.

In the history of modern capitalism, crises are the norm, not the exception.

I think investing in a good education has been key for me, although the investment was more in time than money.

I am not going to say I told you so, but I did.

The global financial crisis - missed by most analysts - shows that most forecasters are poor at pricing in economic/financial risks, let alone geopolitical ones.

You have to eventually nationalize US banks, you have to take the problem by the horns. In my view actually most of the US banking system is insolvent.

I think it's true that the 1 Percent or the elite are living in a world of, maybe, excessive privilege, and they don't fully realize how much pain and suffering, how much anxiety exists out there.

We're essentially continuing a system where profits are privatized and...losses socialized.

Technology is spurring innovation, and the so-called "demographic dividend" has brought change.

Gold has no increasing value. And if you're really worried about, say, inflation rising, I would buy Spam. You know, you can eat Spam. You cannot eat gold.

Nobody knows you.You don't know yourself.And I, who am half in love with you, What am I in love with?My own imaginings?

To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.

It's not a joke: I really do like being at home.

When the answer to all my dreams is as close as a touch away, why am I here holding back what I'm trying to say?

If you can't make yourself understood by your friends, you'll be in trouble when your enemies come for you.

Don’t ever stop writing. This is the way the world will find out who you are.

Just because something's damaged doesn't mean it shouldn't be treated with respect.' 'Ad,' Wallace said, 'it's a coffee table, not an orphan.

Cosmetic companies are trying to turn India into a nation of Albinos. No dark area on any part of the body. Except maybe our hearts. Got a cream for that?

There is a time and a place for creativity.