“The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves.”

“It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.”

“It's really amazing that in the age of unbelief, as a smart man called it, there isn't even more fraud. After all, with no God, there's no one to ever call you to account, and no accounting at all if you can get away with it.”

“I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.”

“I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.”

“If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it.”

“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”

“If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don't know what they are. In their eyes is peace.”

“Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.”

“If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it.”