John Brooks (writer)

"The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, a document longer than "War and Peace", is phrased -inevitably, perhaps- in the sort of jargon that stuns the mind and disheartens the spirit."

"(A newspaper columnist who disagreed with the judge´s finding was to remark that the guesses had been so educated as to qualify for summa cum laude.)"

"I find that companies are inclined to be at their most interesting when they are undergoing a little misfortune, and therefore I chose the fall of 1966 as the time to have a look at Xerox."

"I found that business life is full of creative original minds -along with the usual number of second-guessers, of course."

"A man´s study reflects himself as he wishes to be seen publicly, but his journal, if he is honest, reflects something else."

"...both company managements and stockholders might well consider a lesson King Lear learned -that when the role of dissenter is left to the Fool, there may be trouble ahead for everybody."

"In the law of torts there is the maxim: Every dog has one free bite."

"Basel has several first-rate restaurants, and it may be that in the view of the central-bank delegates this advantage outweighs the travel inconvenience, for central banking -or at least European central banking- has a firmly established association with good living."

"...Complains that his son has a low opinion of business; attributes this to ´reverse snobbery´"

"On Thursday, March 14th, panic was added to chaos. London gold dealers, in describing the day´s action, used the un-British words "stampede", "catastrophe", and "nightmare"."