“Walking on egg shells? In this economy?”
To "walk on eggshells" is an expression meaning to be overly careful. Eggshells are easily broken. In some economies (such as during a bird flu), eggs (and egg shells) can be expensive,…
“Walking on eggshells? In this economy?”
To "walk on eggshells" is an expression meaning to be overly careful. Eggshells are easily broken. In some economies (such as during a bird flu), eggs (and egg shells) can be expensive,…
“Wall Street got drunk” (George W. Bush)
President George W. Bush attended a July 2008 fundraiser in Houston, Texas for Republican congressional candidate Pete Olson. TV cameras were requested to be turned off, but at least one person…
“Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last five recessions” (Paul Samuelson)
Economist Paul Samuelson used his Newsweek column of September 19, 1966 to show that the market and that economists often get things wrong: "Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last…
“Wall Street is where people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from people who take the subway”
American investor Warren Buffett doesn't trust stockbrokers. If their advice was so great, why aren't they themselves rich? He told the Los Angeles (CA) Times in April 1991: "Wall…
“Wall Street never discounts the same thing twice”
"Wall Street never discounts the same thing twice" is a stock exchange adage cited since at least the early 1930s. For example, it could be expected that a company is going to announce…
“Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie (25 November 1835 - 11 August 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie…
“We have to dance until the music stops”
Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince told the Financial Times in July 2007: “When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated. But as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to…
“We haven’t the money, so we’ve got to think”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Earnest RutherfordErnest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM PC FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a nuclear physicist from New Zealand. He…
“We lose money on every sale, but make it up on volume”
Some retailers have low profit margins, but high volume. The old joke is told about a retailer who sold products below cost, losing a little money on each sale. "I make it up on volume,"…
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give" has often been credited to Winston Churchill (1874-1965), but The Churchill Centre has determined that the saying is…
“We make money the old-fashioned way. We EARN it” (Smith Barney)
The old Smith Barney ads featuring actor John Houseman (famous as the law professor in the film and tv series The Paper Chase) featured the famous line: "We make money the old-fashioned way.…
“We trust banks with our money, but they don’t trust us with their pens”
Banks often have their pens chained to tables. Many people have pointed out that we trust banks with our money, but banks don't trust us with their pens. "seriously.. .have you ever…
“We’re doomed—doomed, I tell you!”
"We're doomed -- doomed, I tell you!" is a clichéd line that might be told about a financial panic by a financial Dr. Doom. Joseph Conrad's 1904 novel, Nostromo, contained the…
“We’re Good For You” (Apple Bank)
After the "Big Apple" was re-popularized in the 1970s, it was only a matter of time (1983) before a New York City bank took the "apple" name. Apple Bank's slogan is…
“We’re not born just to pay bills and die”
"We're not born just to pay bills and die" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The positive (jocular?) saying came first. "My saying is your born, work, pay bills,…
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life”
"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life" is a very popular quotation on Twitter. The quotation has been credited to American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) since 2005, but…
“Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty”
"Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty" is a saying about money that has been printed on several images. Twitter Ifeanyi @IfysturdyWealth is what…
“Wealth, wisdom, and work”
Henry Merritt Wriston (1899-1978) -- a former president of both Brown University and Lawrence University -- wrote in a 1959 book about the qualities that college trustees should have: "My…
“Wealth: Income that is at least $100 more a year than the income of one’s wife’s sister’s husband”
American journalist and author H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) wrote in A Book of Burlesques (1916): "Wealth. Any income that is at least $100 more a year than the income of one's wife's…