#tod

A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water. ↗

— James Buchan

#almost #call #century #commodity #existence

Cause and effect, the riddle of all history, is a particular devil in financial history; and never more so than today, where entire classes of security are collapsing not on public exchanges and stock-tickers but because there are no markets to establish prices this side of nothing. ↗

— James Buchan

#cause #classes #collapsing #devil #effect

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#ago #because #long #long time #planted

The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#growth #investor #profit #today #yesterday

Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#cash #certain #comfortable #depreciate #equivalents

And, finally, as a Republican, I believe it is important to keep our word and keep our covenant, and that is exactly what we should do with the Wright amendment today. ↗

— Michael Burgess

#believe #covenant #exactly #finally #i

Today, there are more opportunities for writers in terms of access to larger success, but it's more difficult to publish a literary novel in the lower ranges. In other words, you almost have to hit a home run. You can hit a triple, maybe, but nobody's interested in a single. ↗

— James Lee Burke

#almost #difficult #hit #home #home run

Men, today we die a little. ↗

— Emil Zatopek

#little #men #today

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party. ↗

— Ed Gillespie

#elitist #i #i think #party #problems

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. ↗

— George W. Bush

#character #civility #commitment #compassion #courage