Take the probability of loss times the amount of possible loss from the probability of gain times the amount of possible gain. That is what we're trying to do. It's imperfect, but that's what it's all about.

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.

If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes.

I think the biggest thing we need is to unclog the credit markets, and we may need another stimulus - if we do, it's - it should go to the lower and middle-income people.

The obligation of a society as prosperous as ours is to figure out how nobody gets left too far behind.

Emotional makeup is more important than technical skill

It's easier to create money than to spend it.