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It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.
The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
All currency is neurotic currency.
All currency is neurotic currency.
Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our organization, and read more
Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our organization, and we want them to feel free to make any criticism they see fit in regard to our merchandise or service. Sell practical, tested merchandise at reasonable profit, treat your customers like human beings -- and they will always come back.
The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of read more
The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of activities that fail to excite him.
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, read more
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.This is known as "bad luck.".
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
