I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age?

I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life.

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.

It is impossible to unsign a contract, so do all your thinking before you sign.

Investing requires qualities of temperament way more than it requires qualities of intellect.

You can lose leverage, and it's the only way a smart guy can go broke.

Money will always flow toward opportunity, and there is an abundance of that in America.