The assumption of perfect knowledge is very far from reality ... a lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional.

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.

Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.

Just because you're scarred for life doesn't mean you should be scared to live.

The ache for anything is a thick dust in the heart.

I leaned back against him and rested my cheek on his shoulder. I could feel the river water dripping off of him. "Thank you" I whispered. When I looked up, I saw he was crying.

I want a real take-home quality to the sermon, so I built the whole sermon series around the word grace, those five letters.

The street is the best way to become a good footballer.

[ I'm] humorist, I guess. Or really more of a reporter. A reporter who reports on funny things.

Mostly, though, college was me trying to look cooler than I was. There were definitely some Carhartt jeans and backward kangol caps in my repertoire.

You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.

If we do not allow for a rhythm of rest in our overly busy lives, illness becomes our Sabbath— our pneumonia, our cancer, our heart attack, our accidents create Sabbath for us.