black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.

Bill Bonner

A man on his owns knows that he is best advised to leave his dumbbell neighbors alone. But let him join a political party, and he fantasizes that he has the right and the power to tell everyone on the block what to do.
BILL BONNER

Block Man Party
Only simple ideas can be held by large groups of people. Commonly held ideas are almost always dumbed down until they are practically lies… and often dangerous ones.
BILL BONNER

Believe Lying Simple
If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.
BILL BONNER

Delayed Gratification Long Mark
So it’s a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what’s good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.
BILL BONNER

Current Good Guy might Next Practical
The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn’t have on things he doesn’t need — we’re done for.
BILL BONNER

Civilization Consumer Done Needs
And there are cultural norms and traditional prohibitions. But eventually, the norms and traditions wear off, like painkillers. And then, the pain of raw government begins again.
BILL BONNER

Begin Eventually Government Painkillers
That is the problem with age and wisdom—it merely shows you how helpless you are. The wiser you become, the more you learn to keep your mouth shut, until eventually the grave silences you forever.
BILL BONNER

Forever Learning Wisdom
There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
BILL BONNER

Funny Motivational Nike
To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
BILL BONNER

Athlete Innovation Inspiration
If you have a body, you are an athlete!
BILL BONNER

Athlete Body Motivational
People are upset. They know something is wrong. But they don’t know what. The real explanation is too complicated. They won’t sit still for it. So, they look for scapegoats – the rich…the banks…the Chinese.
BILL BONNER

People Real Scapegoats Upset
The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn’t make the athlete.
BILL BONNER

Athlete Coaches Health Update
You don’t get what you want from investing, you get what you deserve.
BILL BONNER

Deserve Investing Want What
If you look carefully, almost all Old Money secrets can be traced to a single source: a longer-term outlook.
BILL BONNER

Looks Outlook Secret Source
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils.
BILL BONNER

Smart Teacher Teaching
If at the end of a race you know yourself that you have done your best, you’re a winner.
BILL BONNER

Done End Race Winner

People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bill Bonner Quotes