It would require more hands to manage a stock of sheep, gather them from the hills, force them into houses and folds, and drive them to markets, than the profits of the whole stock were capable of maintaining. James Hogg
It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people watch. And the icing on the cake is for me is to be able to walk around with pride, feeling that the product you put out is worthy of being watched. But honestly, it's not a big deal. I don't put too much stock in fame or celebrity anyway. I don't put it in the 'important' box. Christopher Meloni
Long before the thousand millions are here, the mighty centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself. Josiah Strong
Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering the stock market. Ron Chernow
Of course. I favor passive investing for most investors, because markets are amazingly successful devices for incorporating information into stock prices. Merton Miller
Once again, stock markets have been threatened with extinction for almost 75 years, and I have found that stock markets are harder to kill than roaches. Arthur Levitt
Once the brokerage house, rather than the bank, became the locus for American savings, that money would find its way into the stock market, because the broker was someone with a much higher tolerance for risk than the banker. Ron Chernow
One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It's your window into a very large world. Ron Chernow
One way for investors to protect themselves from a rapid change in the price of a stock is to use a limit order rather than a market order. Arthur Levitt
Our people get profit-sharing checks. I got a report the other day that says that 84 percent of our people participate in our stock purchase program, where they can buy stock at a 15 percent discount. David Neeleman
Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high. J. D. Hayworth
Renfield seemed himself aware of having made a lapse, for he hurried on, as though to distract my attention from it, I don't take any stock at all in such matters.
