"I think this is about Russia reasserting itself on the international stage, basically saying that Russia is back and is a force to be reckoned with. I think we underestimated for a long time the extent of the humiliation that Russians felt after the collapse of the Soviet Union," said former Secretary of Defense and CIA head Robert M. Gates.
“The car business is hell,” said founder Elon Musk when announcing he would sleep in the Fremont Tesla factory until Model S production reached 2,500 units a week.
“We can lead, but we cannot carry,” said Mike Ryan, chief investment strategist at UBS, about America’s role in the global economy.
“Your margin is my opportunity.” – Said Founder and CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos
"Diversification is the only free lunch," - said David F. Swensen, the legendary fund manager at Yale University.
“If the product is free, then you are the product,” said a technology company CEO to me the other day.
"Japan has gone from Paul Volcker to Ben Bernanke overnight," said legendary hedge fund manager, Stan Druckenmiller.
"There is no disinfectant like success," said Daniel Boorstin, the 12th Librarian of Congress.
"Markets will over value what you can quantify," said Ann Lamont at Oak Investment Partners, referring to the extreme high prices for public companies versus the discount valuations of private ones.
“The VIX right here is unsustainably low. I think China has more of a downside surprise. Analyst expectations for earnings are overly aggressive. There are just a few too many things that can go wrong out there,” said Vadim Zlotnikov, chief market strategist at Alliance Bernstein.
