After spending many years in Wall Street and after making and losing millions of dollars I want to tell you this: It… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore Copy Share Image
We accept it as normal that people who have never been on the land, who have no history or connection to the… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
A speculator is a man who, if he dies at the right time, has a rich widow. — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Traditionally the investor has been the man with patience and the courage of his convictions who would buy when the harried or… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
[In 1889] the last big tract of Indian land was declared open for settlement, in Oklahoma. The claimants and the speculators mounted… — Alistair Cooke Copy Share Image
The sober people of America are weary of the fluctuating policy which has directed the public councils. They have seen with regret… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Ask yourself: Am I an investor, or am I a speculator? An investor is a person who owns business and holds it… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight. — Jesse Lauriston Livermore Copy Share Image
The most realistic distinction between the investor and the speculator is found in their attitude toward stock-market movements. The speculator's primary interest… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
Speculation is a hard and trying business, and a speculator must be on the job all the time or he'll soon have… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore Copy Share Image
The reality is that the founding fathers were land speculators. The fact was that you couldn't vote in this country if you… — Winona LaDuke Copy Share Image
In whatever system where the weight attached to the wheel should be the cause of motion of the wheel, without any doubt… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The reader can test his own psychology by asking himself whether he would consider, in retrospect, the selling at 156 in 1925… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
Wake up, America. The insurance companies took over health care. Wake up, America. The pharmaceutical companies took over drug pricing. Wake up,… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
If you're an investor, you're looking on what the asset is going to do, if you're a speculator, you're commonly focusing on… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The speculators deadly enemies are: Ignorance, greed, fear and hope. All the statute books in the world and all the rules of… — Edwin Lefevre Copy Share Image
In contrast to the speculators preoccupation with rapid gain, value investors demonstrate their risk aversion by striving to avoid loss. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
While no one wishes to incur losses, you couldn't prove it from an examination of the behavior of most investors and speculators.… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
O speculators about perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you created in the like quest? Go and take your place with… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
What's the best gamble in the world, right now? Its betting that Deutsche Bank stock is going to go down. Short sellers… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image