--- title: "3 Elroy Dimson Quotes - Famous Economist" description: "economist (London Business School (LBS); University of Cambridge; Government of Norway)... Browse 3 Elroy Dimson quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-elroy-dimson-82343.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Elroy Dimson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-elroy-dimson-82343.jpg) # Elroy Dimson (1947) Economist **3** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Elroy Dimson is an economist. ## Quick Facts About Elroy Dimson Born January 1, 1947 Profession Economist ## About Elroy Dimson economist (London Business School (LBS); University of Cambridge; Government of Norway)... ## Quotes by Elroy Dimson > [Risk means that more things could happen that will happen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elroy-dimson/risk-means-that-more-things-could-happen-that-will-happen/) [Elroy Dimson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elroy-dimson/) [Happen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/elroy-dimson-82343_happens_risk-means-that-more-things-could-happen_901677.jpg) > ["Risk means more things can happen than will happen." It is not standard deviation. It is not variability. It is this sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elroy-dimson/risk-means-more-things-can-happen-than-will-happen-it-is-not-standard/) [Elroy Dimson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elroy-dimson/) [Deviation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deviation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/elroy-dimson-82343_deviation_risk-means-more-things-can-happen-than-w_1333385.jpg) > [Risk means more things can happen than will happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elroy-dimson/risk-means-more-things-can-happen-than-will-happen/) [Elroy Dimson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elroy-dimson/) [Happen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/elroy-dimson-82343_happens_risk-means-more-things-can-happen-than-w_1662927.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elroy-dimson/#itemlist", "name": "Elroy Dimson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Risk means that more things could happen that will happen", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elroy Dimson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elroy-dimson/risk-means-that-more-things-could-happen-that-will-happen/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/elroy-dimson-82343_happens_risk-means-that-more-things-could-happen_901677.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/elroy-dimson-82343_happens_risk-means-that-more-things-could-happen_901677.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/elroy-dimson-82343_happens_risk-means-that-more-things-could-happen_901677.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Risk means that more things could happen that will happen” — Elroy Dimson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "\"Risk means more things can happen than will happen.\" It is not standard deviation. 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