“If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.”

“The reason why you don't put your hand in the fire is not because of fear, it's because you know you'll get burned. You don't need fear to avoid an unnecessary danger, just a minimum of intelligence and common sense.”

“Political scientists don't work at banks—which is a problem. As political issues become more important for the markets, analysts at banks are asked all sorts of questions they don't have the ability to answer. And if you're getting paid to answer questions—as analysts at banks are—you never want to be in the position of saying you don't know.”

“You already have one asshole, you don't need another one”

“We never needed best friend gear because I guess with real friends you don't have to make it official. It just is.”

“One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.”

“Don't give up
'cos you have friends
Don't give up
You're not beaten yet.
Don't give up
I know you can make it good…”

“The older you get, the more you realize you need a handful of good, close, tight friends.”

“If you are anxious about death, then you don't have a sense of the oneness of things—you feel that after death, you will be no more.”

“Don't explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you”