Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

I'm not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.

There is no point in being confident and having a small position.

It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.

Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

I need the thing that happens when your brain shuts off and your heart turns on.

...Obyann, you're talking about the Landemere-Ramaldah border dispute of 1416. Damn it, man, that was in the time of our grandfathers.

Life's a crapshoot, Sam. At least you filled the cheap seats.

I don't get a lot of romantic comedy scripts.

A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.

President Obama has shown he has the vision to support average consumers and taxpayers.

The most important thing is the thing most easily forgotten.

Cuba was in some ways a de facto state of the United States before 1959, given its proximity and given its neocolonial status.

Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road.

There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.