“The global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself.”

The world order needs a major overhaul.

If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.

Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.

Market prices are always wrong.

There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. [This idea] happens to coincide with the prevailing opinion in the world. And I think that’s rather shocking for Americans to hear.

The financial markets play an active role in determining what’s going to happen, how the economy is going to function.

Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.

I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of the present regime.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.

My main concern is with the world order.

If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can’t be maintained forever.

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

I find it very difficult to see a scenario where financial regulation doesn’t pass the Senate.

Its hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

It’s money. I remember it from when I was single

The financial industry undergirded the entire economy and if it is made riskier by deregulation and collapses in widespread bankruptcies as what happened in 2008, the entire economy freezes because it runs on credit.

They need to know that they are under financial obligations to nobody, other than public lending institutions, except to the extent that they are publicly declared.

Financial storm definitely passed.

Money, financial matters were to help people, to help them survive, not to have a bigger house or a bigger car and that sort of thing, because I hear that from so many kids, they often don’t know why their father won’t spend more time with them.

I can tell you about health care and also about the financial reform bill. The Barack Obama, the President personally and his administration officials at his direction were very much involved.