My Favorite Quotes From People That I Know Paul Singer Edition by Michael “MJ The Terrible” Johnson:
“The numbers don’t lie. The patterns don’t lie. Know the numbers. Watch the patterns. Plan and act accordingly.” Paul Singer
“Create problems that don’t exist, and real problems grow.” Paul Singer
“Obviously, the institution of marriage in America has utterly collapsed.” Paul Singer
“Check out London, Manhattan, Aspen and East Hampton real estate prices, as well as high-end art prices, to see what the leading edge of hyperinflation could look like.” Paul Singer
“Inflation is a form of taxation.” Paul Singer
“It’s true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending to people who were unlikely to repay their loans.” Paul Singer
“Tired and stressed? So are most people. Don’t give up.” Paul Singer
“If an alleged crime cannot be defined, how can it be charged?” Paul Singer
“Happy 234th Birthday New York Stock Exchange. Thanks for all the opportunities to make money.” Paul Singer
“Listen to me. Your life is not over. Turn your peace into purpose. Disappear and level up.” Paul Singer
“Authenticity and loyalty are so rare. So, so rare. The small percentage of people who are authentic and loyal are people worth knowing and having in your life.” Paul Singer
“If you say you like something, it doesn’t mean that you don’t like something else.” Paul Singer
“You can believe what you want to believe. You don’t have to believe what you are told to believe.” Paul Singer
“In the workplace, employees should be judged on their merit and hard work and not on aspects that are irrelevant to their performance.” Paul Singer
“It is impossible to understand the financial health of big financial institutions and their potential impact on the market. They don’t even understand it themselves.” Paul Singer
“What you have in legacy countries is long-term insolvency.” Paul Singer
“There is a feeling among some people that the Republican party is harsh on some things.” Paul Singer
“There is no safe haven in today’s markets.” Paul Singer
“So many people, including stark conservatives, have family members and close friends who are gay.” Paul Singer
“Credit ratings and risk weightings must undergo a thorough process of review and revision. No security or instrument on the planet should have a zero-risk weighting.” Paul Singer
“You have got to welcome and embrace complexity.” Paul Singer
“Today, even small entities that trade complex instruments or are granted sufficient leverage can threaten the global financial system.” Paul Singer
“Resentment is not morally superior to earning money.” Paul Singer
“It is a very bad idea for governments to create arbitrary and unfair outcomes, or outcomes resulting from the passions and whims of the government rather than from the law, just because they have the power to do so.” Paul Singer
“I know people who are always free riders and will never get into a fight.” Paul Singer
“The bottom line is that the euro is a failed experiment.” Paul Singer
“Individual liberty, the basic underpinning of American society, requires constant defense against the encroachment of the state.” Paul Singer
“What would a loss of confidence in the dollar actually look like? Gold going absolutely nuts.” Paul Singer
“Successful hedge funds will be entrepreneurial; it is the essence of the craft.” Paul Singer
“America is a place where the freedom to be who you are shouldn’t be a barrier to your ability to get a job and provide for your family.” Paul Singer
“The world, in terms of choices available to educated, ambitious workers and entrepreneurs, is way bigger than just the United States, Japan and Europe.” Paul Singer
“Expose and oppose corruption until corruption gets dealt with.” Paul singer
“Invest in inflation. It always goes up. How do you invest in inflation? Buy gold!” Paul Singer
“If you want an alternative currency, check out gold. It has stood the test of thousands of years as a store of value and medium of exchange.” Paul Singer
“If you want to make America a safer place, enforce the law and punish criminals who break the law.” Paul Singer
“There is usually a time delay in between the FA and FO, but the FO catches up eventually in one way or another.” Paul Singer
“The building block of every community is family.” Paul Singer
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