There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs.

Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.

Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.

By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds in their own currency never default, because they can always print money. Their currency may depreciate, but the risk of default is absent.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.