“Though the continued march of intellect and education have nearly obliterated from the mind of the Scots a belief in the marvelous, still a love of the supernatural lingers among the more mountainous districts of the northern kingdom; for 'the Schoolmaster' finds it no easy task, even when aided by all the light of science, to uproot the prejudices of… — James Grant Copy Share
It is an axiom nowadays that no bank fails for lack of capital; unprofitable lending is always the underlying cause. — James Grant Copy Share Image
The 1980s are to debt what the 1960s were to sex. The 1960s left a hangover. So will the 1980s. — James Grant Copy Share Image
Progress is cumulative in science and engineering, but cyclical in finance. — James Grant Copy Share Image
It's about bums on seats. If nobody wants to listen to what you are doing, it kind of defeats the purpose really, doesn't it? — James Grant Copy Share Image
The art of banking is always to balance the risk of a run with the reward of a profit. The tantalizing factor in the equation is that riskier borrowers pay higher interest rates. Ultimate safety - a strongbox full of currency - would avail the banker nothing. Maximum risk - a portfolio of loans to prospective bankrupts at usurious interest… — James Grant Copy Share
In almost every walk of life, people buy more at lower prices; in the stock market they seem to buy more at higher prices. — James Grant Copy Share Image
To suppose that the value of a common stock is determined purely by a corporation's earnings discounted by the relevant interest rates and adjusted… — James Grant Copy Share Image
