I don't have a house, and I don't have a lot of time for socializing, so every year I have a party for all of my friends.

Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races.

In my teens I was interested in photography. Then I decided that I should learn something about the world of commerce. And I came to America at age 17 to escape Europe. I went to NYU - nothing better than being 17 years old and coming to New York.

At the end, the key thing is you've got to live with yourself. That's the real test. Everything else is fleeting.

I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'

Commodity exchanges have a lot of advantages. One, you are helping transparency. Two, they are not political. It's institutional building. It can survive any environment, in theory.

Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.