“Among the rain and lights I saw the figure 5 in gold on a red firetruck moving tense unheeded to gong clangs siren howls and wheels rumbling through the dark city.” LightMovingDarkCitiesSawsFiguresRedRainGoldWheelsTenseHowlSirensGongsDark City Book:The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams Source: The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams
“Those who worship gold in a world so corrupt as this we live in have at least one thing to plead in defense of their idolatry--the power of their idol. It is true that, like other idols, it can neither move, see, hear, feel, nor understand; but, unlike other idols, it has often communicated all these powers to those who had them not, and annihilated them in those who had. This idol can boast of two peculiarities; it is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes, without a single hypocrite.” WorldFeelsTwoMovingClassOne ThingWorshipGoldClimateDefenseTemplesIdolsBoastHypocriteIdolatry Author:Charles Caleb Colton
“Lord Bacon has compared those who move in higher spheres to those heavenly bodies in the firmament, which have much admiration, but little rest. And it is not necessary to invest a wise man with power to convince him that it is a garment bedizened with gold, which dazzles the beholder by its splendor, but oppresses the wearer by its weight.” MenLittlesBodyMovingLordWisePositionHigherGoldWeightConvinceHeavenlyAdmirationSpheresGarmentsSplendorBeholderDazzleFirmamentHeavenly BodiesLord Bacon Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“Whether you're moving to a new company or a new department within your current organization, I believe you'll end up miles ahead if you shop for a boss, not a position. You may secure the greatest job in the world, but a miserable boss will turn gold into ashes. ... In many ways, your boss may be more important than the job.” IfsWorldWayBelieveMayImportantEndsJobsMovingTurnsI BelieveWorkCompanyPositionGoldOrganizationCurrentsMilesSecureMiserableDepartmentShopsBossAshesNew Company Author:Pat Heim
“If all currencies are moving up or down together, the question is: relative to what? Gold is the canary in the coal mine. It signals problems with respect to currency markets. Central banks should pay attention to it.” IfsShouldProblemTogetherMovingPayAttentionMinesGoldPay AttentionRelativeCurrencyCoalSignalsCentral BanksCanariesMoving Up Author:Alan Greenspan