“The sentiment is not as enthusiastic as it was early this week. Investors are starting to realize that if the (economic) numbers continue to come in on the strong side, the Fed is going to tighten (credit) again.”
Kevin Flanagan
“Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that "he profits most who serves best" and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.”
Frank Herbert
“Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way”
William Somerset Maugham
“It's not good to make sentimental journeys. You see the differences instead of the sameness.”
Mary Astor
“The fact that the Dow crossed 11,000 this week and held it is important for sentiment.”
Donald Selkin
“Consumer sentiment numbers are not reflecting economic sentiment, but political or social sentiment. If you were generating an economic forecast of spending from these numbers, you'd be totally wrong.”
John Silvia
