When news of the crash came, probably a lot of people in small towns and farms across America felt a sense of grim satisfaction that the sinners had finally been punished for their wicked ways. Ron Chernow Read Quote
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don’t talk back, they don’t sue, and they don’t have angry relatives. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Any bull market covers a multitude of sins, so there may be all sorts of problems with the current system that we won’t see until the bear market comes. Ron Chernow Read Quote
A lot of the money in the stock market is really our national retirement plan, for better or worse. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Reconstruction is the great black hole that remains to be filled. Even experts on the Civil War don’t really understand its full significance. Ron Chernow Read Quote
I find that when I come upon something that I think is a historical revelation, I have the sort of adrenaline rush that I imagine a gambler gets in Las Vegas when he hits the jackpot. It’s still tremendously exciting to me, and I think all of my peers in the business feel the same way. Ron Chernow Read Quote
There is no country in the world where it’s as easy to find venture capital in the stock market as the United States. Ron Chernow Read Quote
The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions. Ron Chernow Read Quote
You don’t want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buying opportunities. You don’t want too much complacency because people will be blinded to some risk. Ron Chernow Read Quote
