Gold has two significant shortcomings, being neither of much use nor procreative.

I have never been able to understand why the tax comes as such a body blow to many people since the rate on long-term capital gain is lower than on most likes of endeavor (tax policy indicated digging ditches is regarded as socially less desirable than shuffling stock certificates).

In investing, just as in baseball, to put runs on the scoreboard, one must watch the playing field, not the scoreboard.

If you want to shoot rare, fast-moving elephants, you should always carry a loaded gun.

It is more important to say "no" to an opportunity, than to say "yes".

The market system rewards me outlandishly for what I do, but that doesn't mean I'm any more deserving of a good life than a teacher or a doctor or someone who fights in Afghanistan.

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.