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    Nobody expects the Senior Member Lemur's Avatar
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    An oldie but a goodie, and more of a general observation:

    "Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else."

    -- Lyndon Johnson

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    Nice:

    "The market can afford to be longer irrational than you will be solvent thinking you are right"


    I will check out the source
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    Source? Check out the quote. Lost in translation?
    Last edited by Vladimir; 03-07-2008 at 22:01.


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    My favourite:

    'If I owe you a thousand, I have got a problem. If I owe you a million, you have got a problem'.

    From Keynes I think. Me, I am still looking for a sucker to borrow a million from so I can send him a note with the quote.
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    "Give me a one-armed economist!" demanded President Harry S. Truman.

    President Truman was the first president to appoint a council of economic advisers. Unlike some later presidents, he actually liked to liste n to his policy advisers. However, he preferred a clear recommendation, not a long discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of a particular course of action.

    He quickly grew tired of economist who gave a good recommendation, and then began, "On the other hand. . ."

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