Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

I was part of the consensus view on derivatives, and it’s fair to say that the consensus missed it. We should have done more to protect the American people.

Bier is goed.

Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.