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

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

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.

Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.

Simplicity make no mans great, but makes life easier and not complicated.

Few and mean as my gifts may be, I actually am, and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony.

Righteousness cannot be born until self-righteousness is dead.

All style is personal - that's what distinguishes it from fashion.

There is no solitude in nature.

If I can make something real and it's appreciated and accessible to other people, I'm happy.

Development should be a mass movement. We need to integrate the people and make it a mass movement.

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups.

Only that Swiss in the heart want still a king or at least a strong Upper House of Parliament. Swiss long themselves for less democracy and more dictatorship.

The greatest productive force is human selfishness.