“Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.”– Mario Puzo Related Quotes “I’ve learned there’s a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think it falls into the realm of behavioral finance.”– James Chanos “For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.”– Charles Baudelaire “I worked with a group of people who argued day and night – professors, officials, the Minister of Finance – but there were decisions that I had to make.”– Shimon Peres