The arrangement bore the same relation to actual finance as fantasy football bears to the NFL. Votes: 7
When you're trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way. Votes: 5
Baseball is this intense subculture that actually doesn't speak very much for the larger culture. Votes: 0
A banking system is an act of faith: it survives only for as long as people believe it will. Votes: 0
Everywhere you turn you see Americans sacrifice their long-term interests for a short-term reward. Votes: 0
He was blessed with an unconventional mind, which overcame his conventional middle-class upbringing. Votes: 0
I was gonna put him on the bus...I got tired of him talking, it was time for him to go home. Votes: 0
People dislike uncertainty so much that they will impose an order on it even when it doesn't exist. Votes: 0
the lesson of Buffett was: To succeed in a spectacular fashion you had to be spectacularly unusual. Votes: 0
The men on the trading floor may not have been to school, but they have Ph.D.'s in man's ignorance. Votes: 0