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- You are rich if and only if money you refuse tastes better than money you accept. Accept
- Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes. Adventurer
- Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly. Children
- Most people are sceptical about the wrong things and gullible about the wrong things. Gullible
- The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism. Academics
- The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents. Bear
- You will get the most attention from those who hate you. No friend, no admirer and no partner will flatter you with as much curiosity. Admirer
- Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer. Borrower
- Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever. Confuse
- What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers… Bureaucrats
- Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to… Bill
- A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers. Assets
- A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation. Allows
- Alan Greenspan is unskilled; you don't take the unskilled seriously. Alan
- All of technology, really, is about maximizing free options. All
- Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science. Any
- Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well. Austerity
- Economics make homeopath and alternative healers look empirical and scientific. Alternative
- Fragility is the quality of things that are vulnerable to volatility. Fragility
- I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts… Brooklyn
- I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus. Anyone
- I drive a hybrid, moving into an electric car. I only drink tap water, never consume food that's travelled. Car
- I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries. Bad
- I'm a capitalist but one who is smallist and localist, and who favours businesses where owners are still in charge. Businesses
- If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you. Banking
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