Quotes About Speculation

But the average man doesn't wish to be told that it is a bull or a bear market. What he desires is to be told specifically which particular stock to buy or sell. He wants to get something for nothing. He does not wish to work. He doesn't even wish to have to think. It is too much bother to have to count the money that he picks up from the ground.

Remember this: When you are doing nothing, those speculators who feel they must trade day in and day out, are laying the foundation for your next venture. You will reap benefits from their mistakes.

Of course, it is also good to have quite a few in a group who are not so alert to all the dangers and consequences of every action. They will rush out without a whole lot of thought to explore every new thing or fight for the group or territory. Every society needs both. And maybe there is a need for more of the less sensitive because more of them tend to get killed! This is all speculation, of course.

I might have speculated on my chances of going to Heaven; but candidly I did not care. I could not have wept if I had tried. I had no wish to review the evils of my past. But the past did seem to have been a bit wasted. The road to Hell may be paved with good intentions: the road to Heaven is paved with lost opportunities.

Neither do I greatly hope to influence the trained man of speculation, who has already found a theory of things which satisfies his reason.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here. [IRC discussion at Scifi.com, 1 November 1996]

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Hedge funds are not noted for their long-term thinking - for them, a quarter is an eternity.

You don't know who was going to trade up or if you're going to end up dropping to a team that needs a quarterback.

Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.

The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.

The human race may be the only intelligent beings in the galaxy.

When people come to a race, part of it is the anticipation: 'What is he going to do?'

The range of my interests in science fiction - it really does run a gamut.

I'm a betting man. I like to gamble everywhere, everything I do.

'Gloria' was a gamble.

I love to gamble!

No one knows which film will be a hit or flop. Film making is a gamble.

Working in Bollywood is like gambling, you cannot plan in advance.

The general public still thinks that science fiction has nothing to do with their day-to-day lives.

Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre.

I don't believe in ghosts, but I believe in aliens and alternate dimensions.

I love rumors. It gives me something to think about and enjoy.