The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

Confidence is key. You're not going to put your money - you're not going to leave your money with me unless you're confident I'm going to give it back to you.

If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.

What an investor needs is the ability to correctly evaluate selected businesses. Note that word “selected”: You don't have to be an expert on every company, or even many. You only have to be able to evaluate companies within your circle of competence. The size of that circle is not very important; knowing its boundaries, however, is vital.

I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board.

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

Good profits simply are not inconsistent with good behavior.