With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better.

Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

When friends and acquaintances are telling you [that] you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.

A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.

When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong.

Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

We want these assets to be productive. We buy them. We own them. To say we care only about the short term is wrong. What I care about is seeing these assets in the best hands

I enjoy the hunt much more than the “good life” after the victory.

Everything I have is for sale, except for my kids and possibly my wife.

...they say [Finn] has tasted the Nuts of Wisdom." Elatha laughed. "Perhaps the Nuts of Wisdom will gird him against your sister.

What I understand now about survival is that something in you dies. You don't become a survivor intact. Survival's cost is always loss.

No excuses will lead to no regrets which will give you no limits to your potential.

[s]he was a compulsive pessimist, always looking for the soft brown spot in the fruit, pressing so hard she created it.

I went to a Catholic School, and underneath my school uniform, I wore a metal shirt.

Use soft words in hard arguments.

Free basic internet access should be like dialing 911 in the US or 100 in India.

I'm not a great lover of Madonna's voice. She's done very well with what she's got, and I'm sure my voice turns her right off, but she's not my favourite singer.

My Chicken can do a special trick! "And what is that?" She can lay an egg! "And what's so special about THAT?!" Well, Can YOU lay an egg?

The whole point is to discipline the mind.