Now it is done by the central bankers and Treasury Secretaries themselves. They don’t apologize for it. They don’t hang their heads and contemplate blowing their brains out. Instead, they’re proud of it… announcing that they ‘saved civilization,’ or some such claptrap.
BILL BONNERNeither limits nor adversity are what ruin men. Under pressure, they handle themselves pretty well. It’s the lack of limits they can’t handle. That’s when they run amok. So, if you really want to see what a man is made of let him think he can get away with something.
More Bill Bonner Quotes
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Everything you need is already inside.
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The economic freedom that made the U.S. economy the leader of the world has given way toa rigged, controlled, and regulated economy.
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People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.
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If someone says, ‘Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?’ ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?…. The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.
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Don’t give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.
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To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
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The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn’t make the athlete.
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If you have a body, you are an athlete!
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A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change.
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If you look carefully, almost all Old Money secrets can be traced to a single source: a longer-term outlook.
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The US is headed for ruin and revolution. The revolution will almost certainly be put down, violently. But the ruin cannot be stopped.
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If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
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You can forget about recovery. There is no recovery – and there’s not going to be any recovery. Recovery is an impossibility.
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A man’s wealth can…also be measured by what he doesn’t have and doesn’t want. When he wants little, he is a rich man.
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