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

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task.

If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can't be maintained forever.

I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.

I'm not doing my philanthropic work out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.

However, even a strong government can't perform miracles. It needs money from the taxpayers.

America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.