To become a philosopher, start by walking very slowly.

What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society.

Probability is not a mere computation of odds on the dice or more complicated variants; it is the acceptance of the lack of certainty in our knowledge and the development of methods for dealing with our ignorance.

If you roll dice, you know that the odds are one in six that the dice will come up on a particular side. So you can calculate the risk. But, in the stock market, such computations are bull - you don't even know how many sides the dice have!

The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

Never ask anyone for their opinion, forecast, or recommendation. Just ask them what they have—or don’t have—in their portfolio.