I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant - just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.

When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.

I'm an economist by training. I don't really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.

Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel, too. So do the Europeans. So does Ban Ki-moon, a Korean who is secretary-general of the UN.

No one will do it for you.

Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can't do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the indexes over a long period of time.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.