"Bulls don't read. Bears read financial history. As markets fall to bits, the bears dust off the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, the Banque Royale of 1719-20, the railway speculation of the 1840s, the great crash of 1929."

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Source : "Greed and amnesia: the devils in financial history". www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2008.

James Buchan

#Fall Quotes #Dust Quotes #Bulls Quotes

“Isen wasn't a two birds with one stone kind of guy. More like one stone, two birds, a rabbit, a fox, and maybe that deer will trip over the fox and we can get him, too.”

Source : Eileen Wilks (2012). “Mortal Ties”, p.115, Penguin
“By questioning all the aspects of our business, we continuously inject improvement and innovation into our culture.”
“The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a religious philosophy - and it does not matter whether that philosophy is generally reasonable and high-minded or utterly bizarre and irrational”

Source : Steve Allen (1996). “But Seriously--: Steve Allen Speaks His Mind”
“Extensions is you suddenly have long hair when you have short hair, and you can sleep with it and you have it forever, as long as you want to.”
“Greasy food might not be good for your body, but it does wonders for the soul. A healthy diet may prolong your life, but what would you have to live for? What is the point of living to a hundred if you have to subsist on bland food? One may as well die of boredom.”

Source : Jessica Zafra (1998). “Twisted”, Anvil Books
“don't talk about legacy. I have a job to do, and I'm doing it. And I'm not expecting a legacy and I'm not expecting to get pride from some legacy, I'm doing a job that I believe needs to be done. I am willing to do it for the time, and I am not looking for some kind of an accolade or whatever. I don't consider myself anything special. I work hard.”

Source : Source: www.smh.com.au
“Nonsense," said Graff. "Ender always has plans within plans.”
“The possession of muscular strength and the courage to use it in contests with other men for physical supremacy does not necessarily imply a lack of appreciation for the finer and better things of life.”

Source : Jack Johnson (1969). “Jack Johnson is a dandy: an autobiography”

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