There's no question that in my lifetime, the contrast between what I called private affluence and public squalor has become very much greater.

It is almost as important to know what is not serious as to know what is.

I predict, not because I know, but because I'm asked.

Originality is something that is easily exaggerated, especially by authors contemplating their own work.

The inborn instability of capitalism has been part of the history of the system for several hundred years.

I react pragmatically. Where the market works, I'm for that. Where the government is necessary, I'm for that. I'm deeply suspicious of somebody who says, 'I'm in favor of privatization,' or, 'I'm deeply in favor of public ownership.' I'm in favor of whatever works in the particular case.

I think without a doubt, that what is called "financial genius" is merely a rising market.