Quotes from Bill Bonner

No man bears more responsibility for the present worldwide financial crisis and coming depression than Alan Greenspan.

The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn't have on things he doesn't need -- we're done for.

If you look carefully, almost all Old Money secrets can be traced to a single source: a longer-term outlook.

Harness the Power of Accelerated Failure - the faster you fail, the faster you succeed.

That is the problem with age and wisdom—it merely shows you how helpless you are. The wiser you become, the more you learn to keep your mouth shut, until eventually the grave silences you forever.

Neither limits nor adversity are what ruin men. Under pressure, they handle themselves pretty well. It's the lack of limits they can't handle. That's when they run amok. So, if you really want to see what a man is made of let him think he can get away with something.

If there is one thing that marks families with money over the long term it is this: delayed gratification.

Money does what it's told. A business has a mind of its own. Money is fickle and runs around. A business is steadfast and loyal. Money is easy come, easy go. A business drags its feet in coming and digs in its

Expenses rise to meet the

So no matter how much you earn, you'll have little left over at the end of the day. You won't be the first to observe this phenomenon. You won't be the last, either. But

Ostentation is roughly the divide between old and new money.

the real wealth of a family is not financial. The primary assets are the family members and their unique talents, knowledge, and experience.

People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.

Both the liberal and the conservative are in agreement: it is all very well to let the people alone, but only if they do what you want them to do.

Anyone who wants to vote probably shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is the first step towards zombification - trying to get something without actually working for it.

A man's wealth can...also be measured by what he doesn't have and doesn't want. When he wants little, he is a rich man.

Central planning doesn't work. A little bit of it is a drag. A lot is fatal.