Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut, and don't ask an academic if what he does is relevant.

Learn to fail with pride - and do so fast and cleanly. Maximise trial and error - by mastering the error part.

I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.

Bankers, they're not harmed by their mistakes. They benefit when things go right, and the society pays the price.

The fastest way to become rich is to socialize with the poor; the fastest way to become poor is to socialize with the rich.

By all means, avoid words—threats, complaints, justification, narratives, reframing, attempts to win arguments, supplications; avoid words!

Forecasting by bureaucrats tends to be used for anxiety relief rather than for adequate policy making.