The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves.

I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.

It's a lot better to hope than not to.

I'm not a Mensa member. I have no idea where that rumor came from. I never have been, and I doubt if I ever will be.

I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.

Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.

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