“The loss of candor is grievous, and in my opinion it may yet prove to be mortal, because if we cannot discuss our problems in plain speech that describes reality, it is unlikely that we will be able to solve them.” IfsMayProblemRealityTruthAbleLossOpinionProveSpeechSolveMortalsUnlikelyCandor Author:Alexander Haig
“Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that I lie.” EarthLyingDiesLossProveSpring Book:Selected Poems And Four Plays Source: Selected Poems And Four Plays
“Rather, risk is a perception in each investor's mind that results from analysis of the probability and amount of potential loss from an investment. If an exploratory oil well proves to be a dry hole, it is called risky. If a bond defaults or a stock plunges in price, they are called risky. But if the well is a gusher, the bond matures on schedule, and the stock rallies strongly, can we say they weren't risky when the investment after it is concluded than was known when it was made.” IfsMindWellsMadeLossResultsKnownRiskAmountProvePerceptionInvestmentInvestingOilHolesAnalysisDryInvestorsSchedulesProbabilityPlungeDefault Author:Seth Klarman
“During our religious instruction in school, we always asked: How can one prove the existence of God? And I have learned that the Catholic Church, which is never at a loss for an answer when it comes to existential questions, responds as follows: This question simply does not arise.” DoeSchoolChurchReligiousLossAnswersExistenceProveCatholicAriseInstructionI Have LearnedExistentialCatholic ChurchExistence Of God Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“While no one wishes to incur losses, you couldn't prove it from an examination of the behavior of most investors and speculators. The speculative urge that lies within most of us is strong; the prospect of a free lunch can be compelling, especially when others have already seemingly partaken. It can be hard to concentrate on potential losses while others are greedily reaching for gains and your broker is on the phone offering shares in the latest "hot" initial public offering. Yet the avoidance of loss is the surest way to ensure a profitable outcome.” WayHardLyingStrongWishLossShareProveBehaviorGainsHotPhonesOutcomesReachingUrgesLunchInvestorsOfferingCompellingInitialsProfitableExaminationAvoidanceProve ItBrokersSpeculatorsFree Lunch Author:Seth Klarman
“Years ago when I got stuck, I'd start twirling my hair. That's not possible anymore. I can't prove the relationship between writing and hair loss, but I think I pulled out a fair amount trying to work on certain sentences.” ThinkingWritingTryingYearsI CanCertainLossHairAmountProveFairsYears AgoSentencesStuckTwirlingHair Loss Author:Eric Schlosser
“So the city became the material expression of a particular loss of innocence – not sexual or political innocence but somehow a shared dream of what a city might at its best prove to be – its inhabitants became, and have remained, an embittered and amnesiac race, wounded but unable to connect through memory to the moment of injury, unable to summon the face of their violator.” MomentsDreamMightFacesPoliticalMemoriesLossRaceCitiesParticularExpressionMaterialsProveInnocenceInjuryWoundedLoss Of Innocence Book:Against the Day Source: Against the Day