A L O H A !
"The main purpose of the stock market
is to make fools of as many
as possible."
Bernard Baruch
" The blackest despair
that can take hold of any society
is the fear that living honestly
is futile. "
Corrado Alvaro
" Only Americans
can hurt America."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
" It is well enough that people of the nation
do not understand our banking
and monetary system,
for if they did,
for if they did,
I believe there would be a revolution
before tomorrow morning. "
Henry Ford
“ Justice
is what love looks like
in public. "
Cornel West
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" Bad times have a scientific value.
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" Bad times have a scientific value.
These are occasions
a good learner would not miss. "
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The more insecure a person,
the more money they need
to protect them
from the rest of
us.
A confident person
understands
that we all share the sky
together,
and the best things
cannot
be hoarded.
Each day invites us
to the feast. . .
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is based on the illusion
that life is a property
to be defended
and not to be shared. "
Henri Nouwen
I believe in an America
in which the fruits of productivity
and prosperity
are shared by all,
by workers as well as owners,
by those at the bottom
as well as those at the top. "
Theodore C. Sorensen
Thank YOU for sharing with us here
Warmly, cloudia
I've long been honest about the fact that it is really my dog who writes all the poetry...I just type it up for him because he hasn't got thumbs. So come on, Cloudia, fess up. It's Kitty who finds all these quotes, isn't it? I knew it!
ReplyDeletePS--I enjoyed "Guantanemara"!
ReplyDeleteKitty Kitty!
ReplyDeleteI like the quote on the stock market but was expected other pictures based on the title of your article.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
The Henry Ford quote is a really is good one. Lovely pictures. =)
ReplyDeletesome really great lines in here....we are eating ourselves...if only we shared more as you suggest...
ReplyDeletealoha from va
Your best post. Ever. Great work!!!
ReplyDeleteVery wise words, Cloudia! You are a wise woman! Thanks for being a friend!
ReplyDeleteGood ones, Cloudia! I totally agree.
ReplyDeleteyes, the post title is kind of a tease :-)
ReplyDeleteThank YOU for visiting!
I totally agree with the quotes by Bernard Baruch and Henry Ford :-).
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are brilliant, and, so are the words of wisdom.
ReplyDelete" The blackest despair
ReplyDeletethat can take hold of any society
is the fear that living honestly
is futile. "
Corrado Alvaro
Amen. and it seems to be becoming more futile by the day.
Henry Ford for all of his faults, of which he had many, never as the wealthiest man in the world at the time, put a single nickle into the stock market. He never fell for the hype of "It can only go up from here so mortgage everything and become a millionaire overnight."
Maybe it was because of the amount of money he had and his dream to build the Ford Rouge Plant that kept him away but more likely because he knew who was behind the market and what syndicates dictated where it went, both up and down. Personally I think it was because Durant (formed General Motors), a man he despised was so involved (lost 3 fortunes) that was his ultimate deciding factor.
The odd thing is that if you look at the banks involved in the '28-'29 crash they all carry the same names as the ones involved in the 2008 crash.
The worst part of the earlier collapse was that only 15% of all Americans had anything at all invested in the market, but with no bank regulations the local town bankers took their customers money they had on deposit and made stock market bets with it. When the syndicates burst the bubble the margin calls went out and the bankers investment were backed by the depositors money and was paid to the syndicates that held the notes.
Just as an aside Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo Marx combined lost nearly 3/4 million dollars in less than two weeks. That's what it was like then and in '09 how many people who were forced into 401(k) plans lost 100 times that much?
Many wise words.
ReplyDeleteCool post...
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!
ReplyDeletethere might indeed be something on dawn, waiting to happen ...
ReplyDeleteplease have you all a good friday.
daily athens
Confident people understand we all share the sky together....and I believe the best things in life are free!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Food for thought.
ReplyDeleteLove this post, darling!
ReplyDeleteAmazing quotes and pics.
Cute kitty ~ reminds me so much of my cat, Oscar :)
xoxox,
CC
You jump-started my tired soul with this post. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteloved that comment fireblossom... don't agree with some of the quotes but always enjoy posts that make me think.
ReplyDeleteHi Cloudia...:)
ReplyDeleteG'Day from the Blue Mountain's Australia.
Thanks for dropping by and saying hello.
I haven't been on line much lately.
Great post!...:)
I enjoyed read your post today..:)
Such words of wisdom...I enjoyed reading them. Thanks!
ReplyDeletethank you for each comment!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the post, Cloudia! All nice pictures and quotes. So right Alvaro's words!
ReplyDeletenamaste /\ from mumbai
ReplyDeletealoha!!!
Love the song Guantanamera long time last heard of it..nice pix of the leaf's shadow and the strong wind which almost blown away the coconut leaves. tQ.
ReplyDeleteGrazie per la visita
ReplyDeleteAloha fellow 'beach babe' what a great post, like the Corrado Alvaro quote and the Mick Jagger 'lush red lips leaf', and of course kitty looks as cute as ever and so contented!
ReplyDeleteA lot of great thinking in this one - but particularly the first two.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures with deliciously light with an equisite delicate subtlety in tones. I really like the colors of the red leaf.
ReplyDeleteCool Henry Ford quote ... thanks ! for a doze of Hawaii today !
ReplyDeleteA wiser looking cat never uttered such a profound [and universally applicable] sentiment.
ReplyDeleteAs always, lovely quotes and photos, Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteEach commenter here is truly a STAR!
ReplyDeletejust LOOK at yourselves