There's also the idea in this country [USA], it's not wholly new, but it's new in its kind of purity, in that you have to be really smart to be really rich. I always say to people, the reason people believe this is a) they've never met a really smart person, and b) they've never met a really rich person. I have met both, and I cannot see the crossover. You do not have to be a genius to get rich. You have to be ruthless to get rich.

By the time everyone catches up with you, you're bored.

Without these tourists, New York would be fantastic. I don't want them to come. Stay home!

I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use.

The Italians are the most civilized people. And they're very warm. Basically, they're Jews with great architecture.

Bread that must be sliced with an axe is bread that is too nourishing.

Generally speaking, it is inhumane to detain a fleeting insight.