Look ma – no rules !
“Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.” – Thomas Edison. Operating outside of a rule book may be…
Seek and ye shall find
“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” – Max Lucado. So. Farewell then Jim Slater,…
Only an investment bank could be this obtuse
“Government powerless to intervene in non-banking industry THE GOVERNMENT HAS confirmed there is absolutely nothing it can do to save the non-London-based steel industry. As thousands…
Living off immoral earnings
“You’re not only wrong. You’re wrong at the top of your voice.” – John J Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) in ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’….
Dammit, Janet
According to Einstein, time is affected by gravity. Clocks far from strong gravitational fields run more quickly; those close by run more slowly. We…
Rolling boulders uphill
As symbols of futility go, that of Sisyphus takes some beating. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was captured by the gods after having freed humanity…
But what does it mean?
“Risk is what’s left over when you think you’ve thought of everything.” – Carl Richards. By the time this financial crisis is over, a…