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

I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes

There is a well-established conviction that the central banks always do what is necessary to keep the system going and then afterwards you then take care of the legal aspects. In a crisis, you simply do not have time to think about such concerns for too long.

Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.

Fundamental analysis seeks to establish how underlying values are reflected in stock prices, whereas the theory of reflexivity shows how stock prices can influence underlying values

I'm not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.

There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well.