“It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.”

The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.

Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.

Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.

International lending banks need to focus on areas where private investment doesn’t go, such as infrastructure projects, education and poverty relief.

What you measure affects what you do. If you don’t measure the right thing, you don’t do the right thing.

Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.

When you don’t have equality of opportunity because you don’t have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens our economy and leads to more inequality.

Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.

American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.

GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.

When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.

Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.

Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.

Climate change is a reality.

We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.

It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.

A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.

God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

Going low only to push yourself higher.

Success comes from experiences, experiences come from bad experiences.

Apply pressure, chill and repeat.

You cannot become unbreakable if you have never been broken.

No pressure is greater than God’s power.

Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.