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

It is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.

The strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.

I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's ability to influence political contributions.

Democracy, by its very nature, can't be imposed on people. Democracy has to be the people deciding for themselves.

The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.