“You get in a lot of trouble when you start putting fictitious numbers on value. I think to just say, we're going to say a dollar of cash is worth $2 all of a sudden, it isn't worth $2. It's worth a dollar today. And I think once you start putting phony figures into financial statements, you get in a lot of trouble.” ThinkingTodayValuesNumbersTroubleFiguresDollarsFinancialStatementsCashPhonyFinancial Statements Author:Howard Warren Buffett
“It's estimated that about 30 percent of the increase in grain prices could be attributed to the decision to embrace biofuels, particularly corn-based ethanol. It has done nothing for climate change and the business is in real trouble now with the collapse of oil prices. It's completely dependent on a dollar subsidy and tariff from the government.” RealDoneGovernmentDecisionTroublePercentIncreaseEmbraceDollarsClimateClimate ChangeOilDependentCollapseGrainCornSubsidiesTariffsEthanolOil PriceBiofuels Author:Michael Pollan
“One of my sisters wanted to be an opera singer. So, we spent a few dollars to try to train her, because Italian people would like to have an opera singer in the family. But she's got trouble coughing, let alone singing. One day, she was in the shower singing 'Madame Butterfly,' three days later the Japs attacked Pearl Harbor.” PeopleTryingWantedThreeTroubleOne DaySingingDollarsTrainSingersItalianMy SisterOperaButterflyShowersPearlsHarborsOpera SingersCoughing Author:Pat Cooper
“When you have one million dollars, you're a lucky person. When you have 10 million dollars, you've got trouble, a lot of headaches.” PersonsMillionsTroubleLuckyDollarsMillion DollarsHeadacheLucky Person Author:Jack Ma
“I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight. The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag.” IfsBelieveWarAmericaFightingI BelieveNationsTroublePercentDollarsSoldierI Believe InDefenseFlagsAntiwarRestlessAdequateCoastline Author:Smedley Butler