If you look carefully, almost all Old Money secrets can be traced to a single source: a longer-term outlook.

Central planning doesn't work. A little bit of it is a drag. A lot is fatal.

Harness the Power of Accelerated Failure - the faster you fail, the faster you succeed.

The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn't have on things he doesn't need -- we're done for.

You don't get what you want from investing, you get what you deserve.

That is the problem with age and wisdom—it merely shows you how helpless you are. The wiser you become, the more you learn to keep your mouth shut, until eventually the grave silences you forever.

A man's wealth can...also be measured by what he doesn't have and doesn't want. When he wants little, he is a rich man.

If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.

People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.

You can forget about recovery. There is no recovery - and there's not going to be any recovery. Recovery is an impossibility.

The economic freedom that made the U.S. economy the leader of the world has given way toa rigged, controlled, and regulated economy.

Life is a stage: perform your masterpiece.

People who need people are threatened by people who don’t. The idea of seeking contentment alone is heretical, for society steadfastly decrees that our completeness lies in others.

What guides me is to do work that's more avant-garde - things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.

Attention is what creates value. Artworks are made as well by how people interact with them - and therefore by what quality of interaction they can inspire.

You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.

Fahlberg is a scoundrel. It nauseates me to hear my name mentioned in the same breath with him.

Don't try to be all things to all people. Concentrate on selling something unique that you know there is a need for, offer competitive pricing and good customer service.

The best and most telling speech is not the actual impromptu one but the counterfeit of it.

You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs.

I love crafting and cooking, doing all of that.