Michael Lewis:

Perhaps now more than ever, clever people are habituated to being paid to ignore the spirit of any rule -- which is one reason they have become such a problem on Wall Street. Upon seeing a new rule they do not think, "What social purpose does this serve, and how can I help it to do the job?" They think, "How can I game it?"

Darius Rejali:

Nothing predicts future behavior as much as past impunity.

Peter Pomerantsev:

If nothing is true, then anything is possible.

George Friedman:

The tough part of national self-determination is the need to make decisions and live with them.