I am not worried about the country. I'm just worried about anything that gums up the potential of the country. And right now, it's pretty gummed up.

Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money.

We don't get paid for activity, just for being right. As to how long we'll wait, we'll wait indefinitely.

I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.

Confidence in markets and in institutions, it's a lot like oxygen. When you have it, you don't even think about it. It's indispensable. You can go years without thinking about it. When it's gone for five minutes, it's the only thing to think about.

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

I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business.