In 2012, hip-hop star Drake Tweeted, "the first million is the hardest," to which oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens replied, "the first billion is a helluva lot harder." Despite the hilarity of an octogenarian oilman engaging a 20-something rapper on social media, Pickens made a cogent point: It's hard becoming a billionaire. It's also hard staying a billionaire, something Pickens also knows about, having made and lost (and partly made back) a vast fortune over the decades.
So what can billionaires teach us about market crashes? The lessons offered by the likes of Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, and Mark Cuban may not be what you expect, but they're definitely worth learning. Keep reading for eight great market-crash related quotes from billionaires past and present.
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