There is nothing like writing to force you to think and get your thoughts straight.

As far as you are concerned, the stock market does not exist. Ignore it.

If you look at the Forbes 400, they are paying a lower rate, accounting payroll taxes, than their secretary or - whomever around their office.

Don't risk what is important to you, to get what is not important to you.

There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.

You get in a lot of trouble when you start putting fictitious numbers.

I don't want to give a lecture to this body that's out there. You know, I mean, having had the heart attack, I want to get it back functioning. And as a practical matter, I mean if you were Bear Stearns, and you were a shareholder, you know, you lost 90 to 95 percent of your money. A good many lost their jobs. They lost very cushy lives, many of them.