No free lunch

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-20/socialism-worlds-greatest-generator-poverty

Quotes on War

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. Oscar Wilde

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. Sun Tzu

Last Bear Market 2008

“No tree grows to Heaven”

Hmmmm.

Nobody wants to read it

"Sometimes young writers acquire the idea from their years in school that the world is waiting to read what they’ve written. They get this idea because their teachers had to read their essays or term papers or dissertations. In the real world, no one is waiting to read what you’ve written. Sight unseen , they hate what you’ve written. Why ? Because they might have to actually read it."

Mish: bad ideas

Bad ideas never go away.  And the overwhelming desire to implement bad ideas leads to compromises that  make things even worse.

Gore Vidal

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

-- Gore Vidal

New Age Dingbats

When someone announces they are a "non linear thinker," it usually means they are about to apologize for losing the book you lent them. J. Ellensburg.