Taking this view, it is possible to see financial markets as a laboratory for testing hypotheses, albeit not strictly scientific ones. The truth is, successful investing is a kind of alchemy.

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

I'm not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.

There is no point in being confident and having a small position.

It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.

Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

There is no technique, there is just the way to do it.Now, are we going to measure or are we going to cook?

Maybe that's what love is—sacrificing yourself to save another, taking the insult or taking the hit.

I mean, Emily Harris was his wife. And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader.

The English are busy; they don't have time to be polite.

Without water, our planet would be one of the billions of lifeless rocks floating endlessly in the vastness of the inky-black void.

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

Don't dress for fashion, dress for yourself

When you are listening to someone you respect, treat their whispers like screams

If someone is choosing between joining McKinsey or your startup it's very unlikely they're going to work out at the startup.

The ocean . . . cold and wild the surf, rushing in to overwhelm the beach, the wind, stinging my cheeks, enveloping me in total freedom.