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Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.
Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and read more
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.
Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at read more
Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I read more
Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution read more
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke.
Most people...find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets.
Most people...find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets.
