"It is very unique. I think what happens in a big, major institution is coaches get wrapped up in their own little deals."

“Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carts and crutches. Our need of it shows exactly how far we are still children. All governing overmuch kills the self-help and energy of the governed.”

“Dramatic and emotional trading experiences tend to be negative. Pride is a great banana peel, as are hope, fear, and greed. My biggest slip-ups occurred shortly after I got emotionally involved with positions.”

Source : "Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders". Book by Jack D. Schwager, 1989.

“I am frequently astonished that it so often results in correct predictions of experimental results.”

“Happiness is doubled when you share them together and sadness is halved when you share them together.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Irabu is a fat, pus-y toad.”

“If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.”

“Everything is complex and everything is simple. The rose has no why attached to it, it blooms because it blooms, how no thought of itself, or desire to be seen. What could be more complicated than a rose for someone who wants to understand it? What could be simpler for someone who wants nothing? The complexity of thinking, the simplicity of beholding.”

“I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow.”