"Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction." — Warren Buffett

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• The first derivative is the last refuge of a scoundrel. — Charles P. Kindleberger
• I was named Margaret Yvonne. Margaret because my mother was very fond of one of the derivatives of the name.… — Yvonne De Carlo
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• Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around. — Calista Flockhart
• No writer or speaker who ignores the roots of Latin derivatives is secure from egregious error. — Unknown Author
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• But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is… — Johann Bernoulli
• At Berkshire, I both initiate and monitor every derivatives contract on our books ... If Berkshire ever gets in trouble,… — Warren Buffett

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