Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

I personally think it would be better if the NYSE remained as a neutral not-for-big-profit institution. The exchange has done a very good job over the centuries. It's one of the most important institutions in the world. The enemy of investment is activity.... I know the American investor will not be better off if volume doubles on the NYSE and I know the NYSE will be trying to figure out how to do that if it is trying to maximize its own earnings per share. GM or IBM will not earn more money if their stock turns over more actively but a for-profit NYSE will.

What we need is not the will to believe but the wish to find out.

I adore wearing gems but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance you can only admire it.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself, lying to others is relatively an exception.

But if you ride your bike a mile away she is not gonna find you.

No solution can ever be found by running in three different directions.

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent he chatters with his fingertips, betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.

Before i die many will die with me and they will deserve it. See you in hell.

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