Writing checks to the IRS that include strings of zeros does not bother me ... Overall, we feel extraordinarily lucky to have been dealt a hand in life that enables us to write large checks to the government rather than one requiring the government to regularly write checks to us-say, because we are disabled or unemployed.

I do not believe in inheriting your position in society based on which womb you come from... I think a rich person should leave his children enough so they can do anything, but not enough so they can do nothing.

A lot of great fortunes in the world have been made by owning a single wonderful business. If you understand the business, you don't need to own very many of them.

Don't settle for anything other than your passion - if you're lucky enough to find it.

Be fearful when there is greed and be greedy when there is fear.

It's almost impossible to overpay the truly extraordinary CEO... but the species is rare.

I view derivatives as time bombs, both for the parties that deal in them and the economic system.