Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.

The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.

Americans are terrified because so many of them have been laid off in recent years and months and they fear that they may be next. Even if they have not been laid off or have not known anyone laid off, they definitely know someone who has lost his home.

The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

I feel as if I'm in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.

When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, 'Just go to sleep.' Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I've grown older, I've realized just how smart Knight was.

If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it.