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

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.

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.

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.

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.

A problem with global reasons cannot effectively be met with local measures.

You know children, always playing with the forces of darkness.

The contest of world's tallest skyscraper is a childish thing. Whereas with similar budget, they could construct flying building.

Talented men are not threatened by talented women. They welcome them. And same way with real men.

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that.

Basically all I've done is keep my promise.

I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down.

God stays faithful to us in spite of our repeated failures.

Well, I'm a professional.

Capitalism unchecked is not a democratic system.