I've just been a machine for making money. I seem to have spent my life in a golden tunnel looking for the outlet which would lead to happiness. But the tunnel kept going on. After my death there will be nothing left.

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

The more you own, the more you know you don't own.

Don't worry about your physical shortcomings. I am no Greek god. Don't get too much sleep and don't tell anybody your troubles. Appearances count: Get a sun lamp to keep you looking as though you have just come back from somewhere expensive: maintain an elegant address even if you have to live in the attic. Never nickel when short of cash. Borrow big, but always repay promptly.

Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin.

To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.