The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.

The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the unexpected arrival of rain.

The best real-estate investments with the highest yields are in working-class neighborhoods, because fancy properties are overpriced.

Lawyers are operators of the toll bridge across which anyone in search of justice has to pass.

Where you stand should not depend on where you sit.

Financial planners who take commissions have a built-in conflict of interest...even with disclosure, my choice would be a Fee-Only planner.

Savings will not make you rich. Only canny investments do that. The role of savings is to keep you from becoming poor.

hindsight is not a strategy.

Never try to time the bond market. Anyone who claims to know the future of interest rates is certifiable.

It's daring and challenging to be young and poor, but never to be old and poor. Whatever resources of good health, character, and fortitude you bring to retirement, remember, also, to bring money.

Everyone can get a little sloppy with cash and it's smart to notice. But what's squeezing you is the big stuff you ladle onto your credit cards.

It’s a question of wanting to know how the story turns out. And one can only know that about one story, ever.

Many people have serious academic degrees but cannot find a job, and sadly their degrees are so limited that they cannot even think about how to create a job for themselves.

I do believe in fate.

If the chemistry between me and the artist is good, then that's half the battle.

Be your own person because no one can take that away from you.

Just because something is legible doesn't mean it communicates...

When I was growing up in New York City, my father was a taxi driver for a time.

When you're a kid, all you really care about are Slurpees and Slip N Slide and riding your bike, and that's what I did.

Lord, help us to recognize you in the sick, poor and suffering.

Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity