Apps

Overview

Sir George Goodman (17 November 179113 October 1859) was an English wool-stapler, a magistrate for the borough and county of Leeds, as well as a Liberal politician. On 1 January 1836, he was elected the first Mayor of Leeds after the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and he served as a member of parliament (MP) for Leeds from 1852 to 1857. Early years Goodman was born in Leeds, the son of Benjamin Goodman (d. 10 June 1848), a wool merchant, and his wife, Ann Radford. He was baptised at Leeds South Parade Baptist Church and remained a Baptist. He had at least one sibling, a sister Eleanor (1791–1877). Career Goodman started his career learning his father's business and becoming a partner in his father's firm of B. Goodman & Sons at 21 Hunslet Lane, Leeds. He prospered as a wool-stapler in Leeds and Bradford, and was a Director of the Leeds and Bradford Railway. His firm acquired other local firms including, in 1846, Thomas Pearson and Sons, manufacturers of worsted.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“The world is not the way they tell you it is.”
— Chapter 1, Why Did The master Say "Game"?, p. 3
“In Freud's crowd, the individuals fasten on an object, substitute it for their ego ideal, and all those with the same ego ideal identify themselves with each other in their ego. Remove the object and you get anxiety.”
— Chapter 4, Is the Market Really A Crowd?, p. 49
“The strongest emotions in the marketplace are greed and fear.”
— Chapter 7, Identity And Anxiety, p. 79
“Wall Street, as you already know, is part of Marshall McLuhan's vision of the world in the Electric Age, that is, a global village dependent on oral-aural communication.”
— Chapter 10, Can Footprints Predict The Future?, p. 128
“Most accountants are honorable men, trying to do a job. But they are hired by corporations, not by investors.”
— Chapter 13, But What Do The Numbers Mean?, p. 185
“The phrase " the Gnomes of Zurich" was coined by George Brown, the Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain.”
— Chapter 19, My Friend The Gnome of Zurich, p. 272

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“The world is not the way they tell you it is.”
— Chapter 1, Why Did The master Say "Game"?, p. 3
“In Freud's crowd, the individuals fasten on an object, substitute it for their ego ideal, and all those with the same ego ideal identify themselves with each other in their ego. Remove the object and you get anxiety.”
— Chapter 4, Is the Market Really A Crowd?, p. 49
“The strongest emotions in the marketplace are greed and fear.”
— Chapter 7, Identity And Anxiety, p. 79
“Wall Street, as you already know, is part of Marshall McLuhan's vision of the world in the Electric Age, that is, a global village dependent on oral-aural communication.”
— Chapter 10, Can Footprints Predict The Future?, p. 128
“Most accountants are honorable men, trying to do a job. But they are hired by corporations, not by investors.”
— Chapter 13, But What Do The Numbers Mean?, p. 185
“The phrase " the Gnomes of Zurich" was coined by George Brown, the Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain.”
— Chapter 19, My Friend The Gnome of Zurich, p. 272

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

George Goodman

Comments

George Goodman

Comments

George Goodman across IJR

Overview

Notable quotes

Notable quotes

George Goodman across IJR

Overview