Bill Miller on his decision to invest in Bear Stearns

When it failed in March [2008], it had the highest capital ratios ever. There was no rogue trader... But that didn't stop a run on the bank.

~ Bill Miller, portfolio manager, Legg Mason Value Trust, "It's Miller Time!," Barron's, October 12, 2009

(Bear Stearns was eventually purchased by JPMorgan Chase for $10 a share, leaving Value Trust with a huge loss.)