Money will always flow toward opportunity, and there is an abundance of that in America.

I certainly have no desire to sell a good controlled business run by people I like and admire, merely to obtain a fancy price. However, specific conditions may cause the sale of one operating unit at some point.

No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time.

The banking business is no favorite of ours. When assets are twenty times equity - a common ratio in this industry - mistakes that involve only a small portion of assets can destroy a major portion of equity. And mistakes have been the rule rather than the exception at many major banks.

I've never been very fully employed either but just think of what it's like, you know, to go home with a mortgage payment you know and kids and everything else. My dad had that happen to him in the early '30s.

If you own the only newspaper in town, up until the last five years or so, you have pricing power and you didn't have to go to the office.

I get to do what I like to do every single day of the year.