Playing by the rules, one does the best he can, irrespective of the social consequences. Whereas in making the rules, people ought to be concerned with the social consequences and not with their personal interests.

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.

The assumption of perfect knowledge is very far from reality ... a lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional.

I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.

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.

The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of the present regime.