Money to some extent sometimes let you be in more interesting environments. But it can't change how many people love you or how healthy you are.

It is unquestionably true that the investment companies have their money more conventionally invested than we do. To many people conventionality is indistinguishable from conservatism. In my view, this represents erroneous thinking. Neither a conventional nor an unconventional approach, per se, is conservative.

We really can say no in 10 seconds or so to 90%+ of all the things that come along simply because we have these filters.

It will be good for us in the long run, and I mean there are, you know, six and a half billion people in this world. And it's great for 300 million to keep enjoying more and more property, but I think it's terrific if, you know, the remainder do.

The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble...We want to buy them when they're on the operating table.

Like I say, I don't think it'll be done perfectly. Maybe we'll end up with a little bit better [economy] system.

We have to live with the rest of the world. And it's a mistake, in my view. Trade has generally developed in this country. We actually export 12 or 13 percent of our GDP. It was only 5 percent in 1970. But it benefits us. It benefits the rest of the world. It doesn't benefit the steelworker maybe in Ohio. And that's the problem that has to be addressed, because when you have something that's good for society, but terribly harmful for given individuals, we have got to make sure those individuals are taken care of.