Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

The ultimate asset bubble is gold.

The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence - but that is not likely to happen as long as I remain engaged in the financial markets, because they constantly remind me of my limitations.

Markets are imperfect. So you do need regulation, knowing that the regulators are also human.

The concept of a general equilibrium has no relevance to the real world (in other words, classical economics is an exercise in futility).

The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don't have much personal use for money.

A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to.