The original motivation was to develop a sense of what lending rates were among the large money-centre banks. It was really meant as a reference rate of where supply and demand of funds sat at a given point in time. It was meant to be a fairly robust measure of borrowing and lending activity.

I wanted passersby to wonder, 'Have you seen that? What's going on there?' I understood that excellent food would ensure repeat customers, but initially, my primary goal was simply to astonish and differentiate myself radically enough to draw attention.

The role of the dollar rests on many other things, not just economics. There is a reason why the likes of Alfred Smith, and Karl Marx studied politics and not economics.

Freedom without struggle is an illusion. I love problems. How we deal with problems defines who we are and what values we stand for.

it is our knowledge that we have to die that makes us human