“First law of gossip—there’s no point knowing something if somebody else doesn’t know you know it.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 11, “Those Foolish Things” (p. 239)
Part II, Revolution, Object Lesson, p. 63.
Running Money (2004) First Edition
Context: But someone knew and made a killing. It was investing when you know something no one else knows.
“First law of gossip—there’s no point knowing something if somebody else doesn’t know you know it.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 11, “Those Foolish Things” (p. 239)
Tom Cruise (1962) American actor and film producer
Transcript of Tom Cruise on Scientology (January 16, 2008)
“When you think long-term, the edge is really investing because others can't know.”
Andy Kessler (1958) American writer
Part I, Raising Funds, Hedgies, p. 27.
Running Money (2004) First Edition
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
Source: 1980s, Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987), p. 28