Speculation is a hard and trying business, and a speculator must be on the job all the time, or he'll soon have no job to be on.
( Jesse Livermore )
I know where I’m getting out before I get in.
( Bruce Kovner )
In a bear market all stocks go down and in a bull market they go up.
( Jesse Livermore )
Speculation is dealing with the uncertain conditions of the unknown future. Every human action is a speculation in that it is embedded in the flux of time.
( Ludwig von Mises )
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
( Proverb )
The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.
( Ben Graham )
Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.
( Paul Samuelson )