There is nothing so disturbing to one's well-being and judgment as to see a friend get rich

The propensity to swindle grows parallel with the propensity to speculate during a boom the implosion of an asset price bubble always leads to the discovery of frauds and swindles

The first derivative is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Much of the profession is empirically bankrupt because it is no longer taught economic history.

Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation.

To dissimulate is to pretend not to have what one has. To simulate is to feign to have what one doesn't have.

If you could see your perfect image in the mirror it would remove all your fear.

Agile methods derive much of their agility by relying on the tacit knowledge embodied in the team, rather than writing the knowleadge down in plans.

The plainest man who pays attention to women, will sometimes succeed as well as the handsomest man who does not.

The discipline of practice every day is essential. When I skip a day, I notice a difference in my playing. After two days, the critics notice, and after three days, so does the audience.

To make movies you just have to want it enough. You have to have the passion for telling stories. You have to get by the love-of-movies aspect. You can't just be a movie fan.

If we become tow people-the suburban affluent and the urban poor, each filled with mistrust and fear of the other-then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come.

There's a side of me that identifies with Aileen Wuornos.

Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I'm not saying that's bad.

A black sheep is a biting beast.