In our view, derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction carrying dangers that, while latent, are potentially lethal. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I feel that opiates - I include opium and all its derivatives, such as morphine, heroin, pantopon, etc. - are quite useless… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
When I evaluate a candidate, one of the most important criteria is what I call “the first derivative.” Is this person learning?… — Eric Sink Copy Share Image
This is a derivative, if you will, of Cloward-Piven [theory]. "[Stephen] Lerner's plan is to organize a mass, coordinated 'strike' on mortgage,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
My design has always been a derivative of people I meet. I want to translate who they are and their personality into… — Jeremiah Brent Copy Share Image
They've been fairly positive, as firm as they could be in regards to the derivatives operations in Montreal. We didn't sense that… — Jean Charest Copy Share Image
I don't think information overload is a function of the volume of information. It's a derivative of the volume of information plus… — Paul Saffo Copy Share Image
But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is difficult to… — Johann Bernoulli Copy Share Image
The best way to look at any business is from the standpoint of the clients. So there are these certain basic things… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I urge you to sin. But not against these itty-bitty religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism-or their secular derivatives, Marxism, Maoism, Freudianism… — Mary Daly Copy Share Image
I spend so much money on food, just getting the food for me is a tremendous expense, so there's no way I… — Kai Greene Copy Share Image
Comics deal with two fundamental communicating devices: words and images. Admittedly this is an arbitrary separation. But, since in the modern world… — Will Eisner Copy Share Image
The use of a growing array of derivatives and the related application of more-sophisticated approaches to measuring and managing risk are key… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image