I've never been very fully employed either.

My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest.

There's always a mismatch. I mean, you know, as the economy evolves, it reallocates resources. Now, the real problem, in my view, is - this has been - the prosperity has been unbelievable for the extremely rich people. If you go to 1982, when Forbes put on their first 400 list, those people had $93 billion. They now they have $2.4 trillion, 25 for one. That is - this has been a prosperity that's been disproportionately rewarding to the people on top.

The less prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we should conduct our own affairs.

I'd rather have a $10 million business making 15 per cent than a $100 million business making 5 per cent.

Resolution Trust Company was set up to liquidate a bunch of assets that the government had inherited because the savings and loans went broke.

Your money can be inflated away but your knowledge and talent cannot.