"Understanding and dealing correctly with the trade-off between risk and return is a fundamental, but poorly understood, challenge faced by all gamblers and investors."

"What intrigued me was the possibility that merely by sitting in a room and thinking, I could figure out how to win."

"Though we didn't have helpful connections and I went to public schools, I found a resource that made all the difference: I learned how to think."

"Life is like reading a novel or running a marathon. It's not so much about reaching a goal but rather about the journey itself and the experiences along the way."