巴菲特說,” The only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good.”(股市預測者的唯一價值,在於讓算命仙看起來更準一些。)
彼得林區說”I’d love to be able to predict markets and anticipate recessions, but since that’s impossible, I’m as satisfied to search out profitable companies as Buffett is.”(我也想要可以預測市場走向和事先知道景氣衰退的。但既然這是不可能的,我寧願和巴菲特一樣,滿足於尋找有獲利潛能的公司。)
每當看到這個景象,綠角腦中就浮起一句忘記從那看來的英文名句,” One of the great differences between a wise man and a fool, the former wishes for what he may possibly obtain, the latter desires impossibilities.”(智者與笨蛋的重要差別之一在於前者希冀他所可能取得的,後者追求不可能。)