“In Washington, it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite.”
— Robert Reich
“Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.”
— Robert Benchley
“Beware of ventures that require new clothes.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Financial advisers are paid to keep people from making mistakes.”
— John Bogle (founder of Vanguard)
Oh, were you looking for stock quotes? But do you really care about the random daily up-and-down variations in prices? Why not create a very diversified global portfolio so you're investing in the economic growth of the entire world instead of worrying about the success or failure of individual companies and day-to-day fluctuations in stock prices?