The world of derivatives is full of holes that very few people are really aware of. It's like hydrogen and oxygen sitting on the corner waiting for a little flame.

The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.

Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.

Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean.

I did not succeed in life by intelligence. I succeeded because I have a long attention span.

The big money is not in the buying and selling ... but in the waiting.

Great investing requires a lot of delayed gratification.

When you locate a bargain, you must ask, 'Why me, God? Why am I the only one who could find this bargain?'

Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.

I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don't believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody's that smart.

A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.

Sometimes... the first step to forgiveness is realizing that the other person... is batshit crazy.

My shoes I got to pick. I chose worn-out red flats. I figured I should make it clear from the start that I wasn’t princess material.

Hate is the consequence of fear we fear something before we hate it a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.

They say God laughs when you make plans, that's why I make appointments and sometimes reschedule.

Last night, two men tried to force my shutters. I recognized them: they are two of Rodin's Italian models. He told them to kill me. I am in his way; he wants to get rid of me.

I'm so happy, I think I'll dress up like J. Edgar Hoover and sing show tunes.

Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned.

I love children. I've always loved children.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope. [Lat., Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest.]