Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 1, The Art of Uncalculated Risk, p. 23
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Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 4, A Brief History of Risk Denial, p. 86
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 4, A Brief History of Risk Denial, p. 81
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 3, Finance Basics, p. 67
“Fortunes made buying and selling securities have underwritten economic revolutions.”
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 4, A Brief History of Risk Denial, p. 82 (See also: Rothchilds..)
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 5, Pokernomics, p. 127
Aaron C. Brown Quotes about people
“But you can't ignore dense people-they're not unarmed; they're armed differently.”
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 8, The Games People Play, p. 231
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 1, The Art of Uncalculated Risk, p. 2
“Many financial disasters can be traced to people who thought they were hedging.”
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 4, A Brief History of Risk Denial, p. 83
Aaron C. Brown Quotes
“Mathematics alone will blind you and let others rob you.”
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 9, Who Got Game, p. 279
Context: Mathematical theory, tested in practice and constantly retested, is a valuable aid to play. Mathematics alone will blind you and let others rob you.
“There's no way to know how good a player you are except by measuring against others.”
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 3, Finance Basics, p. 69
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 4, A Brief History of Risk Denial, p. 75
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 3, Finance Basics, p. 59
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 1, The Art of Uncalculated Risk, p. 12
“There is a deep, ancient connection between gambling and divination.”
Source: The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006), Chapter 6, Son of a Soft Money Bank, p. 167
