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Jesse Lauriston Livermore
The "Boy Plunger" born in 1877 Massachusetts, who entered a Boston bucket shop at 14 and cycled through fortunes and bankruptcies on price action alone. A foundational figure in technical analysis.
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Jesse Lauriston Livermore's Other Quotes
I know from experience that nobody can give me a tip or a series of tips that will make more money for me than my own judgment.
The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight.
The desire for constant action irrespective of underlying conditions is responsible for many losses in Wall Street.
A man must believe in himself and his judgment if he expects to make a living at this game.
It was never my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting.
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