The New Testament states that man cannot serve two masters. He must choose one -God, and not the other - money. For what man chooses will reveal his heart.

On a biological level, the brain registers money as something valuable - even a dollar bill which has no intrinsic value, it's just paper.

It's ok to say I don't know. Realizing this earlier in my career would have put me more at ease.

In essence, money gives us the calories we need to survive. Over time, we became aware that exchange and cooperation increase our chances for survival. Eventually we create tools to facilitate trade. One of these tools is called money.

Reputation will become an even more important currency in the future.

Social standing and reptuation has always mattered, but now it 's happening on a global basis.

The challenge of our generation, whether it's young lawyers, young investment bankers, is to make capitalism work for people not just around the corner, but for people all around the world.