I wouldn’t mind going to jail if I had three cellmates who played bridge

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.

Consciously paying more for a stock than its calculated value - in the hope that it can soon be sold for a still-higher price - should be labelled speculation

There's nothing inappropriate about having debt in America. It's what helped us grow over time. And it's when debt gets out of control that you worry.

We continue to make more money when snoring than when active.

My job is essentially just corralling more and more and more facts and information, and occasionally seeing whether that leads to some action.

I lose confidence in other people, all kinds of institutions.