Since 2011 · Words worth trading on
Quote of the Day
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
Over a decade of quotes on trading, discipline, patience and mindset that I keep coming back to. Some from market legends, some from philosophers, a few from the trail.
Read one before the open. Then go do the work.
“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or give you a sense of meaning, joy or passion”
“Love what you have. Need what you want. Accept what you receive. Give what you can. Always remember, what goes around, comes around…”
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude”
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.”
“The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.”
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
“You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.”
“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself.”
“Many mergers turn out to be monumental stinkers, with the acquired company sold after an enormous write-off. Putting two drunks together doesn’t make a stable person.”
“Too many mergers resemble the marriage of two cripples who become twice as old, twice as bureaucratic and twice as undynamic.”