the stock market QUOTES

1 " That’s the thing about the collapse of civilization, Blake. It never happens according to plan – there’s no slavering horde of zombies. No actinic flash of thermonuclear war. No Earth-shuddering asteroid. The end comes in unforeseen ways; the stock market collapses, and then the banks, and then there is no food in the supermarkets, or the communications system goes down completely and inevitably, and previously amiable co-workers find themselves wrestling over the last remaining cookie that someone brought in before all the madness began. "

― Mark A. Rayner , The Fridgularity

2 " I think the very best attitude for anyone investing in the stock market is to make up his mind to lose money.”
— The Duchess Gloriana XII "

― Leonard Wibberley

3 " Shall I make you a cup of tea? He asked. It was the classic response to crisis practiced throughout these islands—in England, Scotland, and elsewhere. Emotional turmoil, danger, even disaster could be faced with far greater equanimity if the kettle was switched on. War has been declared! There’s been a major earthquake! The stock market has collapsed! Oh really? Let me put the kettle on…. "

― Alexander McCall Smith , The Revolving Door of Life (44 Scotland Street, #10)

4 " The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy and the stock market. If you want to know where the stock market is headed, forget about consumer spending and retail sales figures. Look to business spending, price inflation, interest rates, and productivity gains. "

5 " It is indeed true that the stock market can forecast the business cycle. "

6 " One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute. "

7 " Even people who feel perfectly comfortable investing in the stock market and owning their own homes often have qualms about individual medical accounts or Social Security private accounts. "

8 " The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. "