29 September 2020
“But to-day we have involved ourselves in a colossal muddle, having blundered in the control of a delicate machine, the working of which we do not understand. The result is that our possibilities of wealth may run to waste for a time — perhaps for a long time.”
- John Maynard Keynes, The Great Slump of 1930.
15 September 2020
“I’m sure Warren Buffett is a great guy but when it comes to stocks he’s washed up. I’m the captain now.”
- Tweet by day-trader Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente), 9th June 2020.
8 September 2020
“Sit down. Your generosity is becoming overwhelming as it gets closer to ten o'clock. You're staying with me, Karswell. You've sold your bill of goods too well, because I believe you now. I believe that in five minutes something monstrous and horrible is going to happen. And when it does, you're going to be here so that whatever happens to me will happen to you.”
- Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) in Night of the Demon, directed by Jacques Tourneur, 1957.
Flu d’etat