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.

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.

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

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.

Radiate your lights of love to enlighten the whole world, like the sun.

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.

God help us if we ever take the theater out of the auction business or anything else. It would be an awfully boring world.

Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down.

Your life is inescapable. Unless you decide to escape it.

The Bible says "faith without works is nothing" so destiny is great, fate is great, faith is great - but you still have to work at it. I don't just sit at home and wait for it all to unfold.

Pucky lads, a wee bit over their heads.

I'm pretty sure that if you looked up the word "nuts" in the dictionary, you'll find my picture. Just another fun feature of my mutant-birdkid-freak package.

People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that.

I had a lot of fun writing things that died during dress rehearsal. Sometimes I remember the crazy ones that died even more fondly than the ones that did really well.