When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, Just go to sleep. Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as Ive grown older, Ive realized just how smart Knight was. – Ben Stein
The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves. – Ben Stein