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.

My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.

When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.

The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.

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.

I am for maximum supervision and minimum regulation.

I admire Chancellor Merkel for her leadership qualities, but she is leading Europe in the wrong direction.