There is no more compassionate and effective way to help poor people in New York City than to give to Robin Hood.

And then at the end of the day, the most important thing is how good are you at risk control. Ninety-percent of any great trader is going to be the risk control.

I believe that great success is possible in any field — from music to mathematics to macro trading.

If trading is like chess, then macro is like three-dimensional chess.

Don't be a hero. Don't have an ego.

It is not that we had any unfair knowledge that other people didn't have, it is just that we did our homework. People just don't want to believe that anyone can break away from the crowd and rise above mediocrity.

You can not have significance in this life if it is all about you. You get your significance, you find your joy in life through service and sacrifice - it's pure and simple.