A lot of our respected financial institutions are just casinos in drag.

Acknowledging what you don't know is the dawning of wisdom.

I regard it as very unfair, but capitalism without failure is like religion without hell.

Being rational is a moral Imperative. You should never be stupider than you need to be.

Since those don’t hit financial reports, the opportunities you had but didn’t accept, most people don’t bother thinking about them very much. At least that is a mistake we don’t make. We rub our own noses in our mistakes in blowing opportunities, as we just did.

You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best loved ideas.

If it is wisdom you're after, you're going to spend a lot of time on your ass reading.