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 )
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 )
What the wise man does in the beginning, the fool does in the end.
( Proverb )
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 )
I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.
( Isaac Newton )
The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
( Neil deGrasse Tyson )
The first rule of investment is: Don’t Lose. And the second rule of investment is: Don’t forget the first rule.
( Warren Buffett )