A Quote by John Maynard Keynes

Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

John Maynard Keynes

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Irrational Longer Markets Remain Solvent Than

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John Maynard Keynes
English - Economist
June 5, 1883 - April 21, 1946

Ridiculous as our market volatility might seem to an intelligent Martian, it is our reality and everyone loves to trot out the 'quote' attributed to Keynes (but never documented): 'The market can stay irrational longer than the investor can stay solvent.' For us agents, he might better have said 'The market can stay irrational longer than the client can stay patient.'

Jeremy Grantham

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Roland V. Libonati

I urge you to live within your means. One cannot spend more than one earns and remain solvent. I promise you that you will then be happier than you would be if you were constantly worrying about how to make the next payment on nonessential debt.

Thomas S. Monson

"Try another Subtraction sum. Take a bone from a dog: what remains?" [asked the Red Queen] Alice considered. "The bone wouldn't remain, of course, if I took it-and the dog wouldn't remain; it would come to bite me-and I'm sure I shouldn't remain!" "Then you think nothing would remain?" said the Red Queen. "I think that's the answer." "Wrong, as usual," said the Red Queen, "the dog's temper would remain."

Lewis Carroll

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Martin Winterkorn

My family were finally kicked out of Egypt in 1965 for being Jewish. We managed to remain longer than most.

Andre Aciman

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John Doolittle

I must remain a child and pupil of the Catechism, and am glad so to remain.

Martin Luther

Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.

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You plan to be a challenge, do you?" Juliana smiled angelically. "I agreed to remain, my lord. Not to remain silent.

Sarah MacLean

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Ron Paul

You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.

Katharine Hepburn

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