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.

American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.

Mankind's ability to understand and control the forces of nature greatly exceeds our ability to govern ourselves

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.

Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course.

Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.