The first American insurance company was the Friendly Society for the Mutual Insurance of Houses Against Fire, founded in Charles Town in South Carolina, in 1735.

Nobody wants campaign finance reform more than me. It would save me a fortune.

There's no such thing as altruism.

Now listen. You can't fool all the people all the time-- but I want you to try.

No wonder lawyers, who control the legal system, have fought so hard, and with great success, against "no fault" insurance. No fault, no lawsuits. No lawsuits, no lunch.

You want 21 percent risk free? Pay off your credit cards.

There are only two things as complicated as insurance accounting and I have no idea what they are.

But successful investors tend to be not too self-destructive. They tend to be patient, they tend not to follow the crowd, and they tend not to be too guilty about winning.

One of the advantages of the book's having been out there for more than a quarter century is that there's been time for people to report back on what it's done for them.

Hay fever suffers tend to be above average in intelligence.

What kind of bank gives back 65 percent-often less-of what you deposit? Indeed, when you compare the services of a bank and an insurance company, common sense suggests something is out of whack.

Hope is the soul anchor.

The technology of the future is made possible by the science of today.

Secrets are powerful, and this was one of the most powerful of all.

Here lies a Proof that Wit can never be Defence enough against Mortality

We should not talk about our friends: otherwise we will talk away the feeling of friendship.

I don’t think I’ve ever felt this lost, even in Wales.

Are you on drugs?" "No." "Maybe you should be.

It is one soul which animates all men.

One who can learn to flow with the current as well as manage the current is the successful one.

If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.