Fundamentals make the market.

The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit.

The first billion is a helluva lot harder.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is great for keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Great things come from out luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup of soup, and a good idea or two. No martinis.

When you look at a commodities market you need hedgers and speculators. If you don't have one, you don't have a market. That's how it works.

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.

If somebody I don't like gets in the crosshairs, I pull the trigger. But I don't hunt for them.