Act intelligent
Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2018
Month: August 2017
Accept decisions
Elections belong to the people. It"s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. wisdom, often attributed to Abraham Lincoln - American politician, 1861-65 16th president (1809-1865), abolished slavery in 1863; the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield (Illinois) called his authorship unlikely,...
Measuring public opinions
The most reliable indication of public purpose in this country is derived through our popular elections. Abraham Lincoln - American politician, 1861-65 16th president (1809-1865), abolished slavery in 1863, from his annual Message to Congress, 6 December 1864
Elections in times of a rebellion
The present rebellion brought our republic to a severe test; and a presidential election occurring in regular course during the rebellion added not a little to the strain. If the loyal people, united, were put to the utmost of their strength by the rebellion, must they not fail when divided, and partially paralyzed, by a political war among themselves? But the election was a necessity. We can...
Cohesion
When an election is passed, it is altogether befitting a free people, that until the next election, they should be as one people. Abraham Lincoln - American politician, 1861-65 16th president (1809-1865), abolished slavery in 1863, to New York Governor E. D. Morgan and his delegation in Albany, New York, 18th February 1861
Simplicity
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. wisdom, often attributed to Leonardo da Vinci - Italian polymath (1452 - 1519), Quotations book 2018
Knowledge is power
For Knowledge itself is power. Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Sir Francis Bacon - English philosopher, politician and writer (1561-1626), from "De Haeresibus" ("Of Heresies") in "Meditationes sacrae" (1597)
Trust
The greatest trust between man and man is the trust of giving counsel. Summa quae intercedit inter homines fides, et illa consilium impertiendi. Sir Francis Bacon - English philosopher, politician and writer (1561-1626), from his essay "De Consilio" ("Of Counsils") in "Essayes: Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed" (1625), Quotations book...
Storytelling
People don"t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it. Simon O. Sinek - American author, speaker and optimist (b. 1973), from "Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action" (2009), Quotations book 2018 see Startwithwhy.com
Big step
Don"t be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can"t cross a chasm in two small jumps. wisdom, attributed to David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor - British Liberal politician, 1916-22 Prime Minister (1863-1945), Quotations book 2018
Integrity
When you fine-tune your integrity, there is an exceptional reward. Prof. Dr. Srinivasan Pillay – South African-born American psychiatrist
Perseverance.
Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness, but perseverance all can have. Woodrow Wilson - American politician, 1913-21 28th president, Nobel Peace prize 1919 (1856-1924), from his shorthand diary of 1876
Time
Time is the enemy of the poor business and the friend of the great business. If you have a business that"s earning 20 % - 25 % on equity, time is your friend. But time is your enemy if your money is in a low return business. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), at the 1998 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Quotations book...
Sell eqipment instead of digging for gold
Since the Industrial Revolution began, going downstream – investing in businesses that will benefit from new technology rather than investing in the technology companies themselves – has often been the smarter strategy. Ralph Wanger - American fund manager (b. 1934), Quotations book 2019
Making wonders from weaknesses
Morning by morning, day by day, Ghele went to the river, to fill his two pots and walked to the town to distribute the water to his clients. Ghele was a waterseller. "It could not take long, until Ghele discards me", said the one pot sad. Because he was cracked and leaking water permanently. The other pot was new and earned more money. One morning the poor damaged pot felt very inferior and...
Re-create yourself
The difference between great and average or lousy in any job is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily. Tom Peters - American author and consultant (b. 1942), from "The Pursuit of Wow! – Every Person"s Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times" (2010), Quotations book 2018 see tompeters.com
Selling
I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard. Estée Lauder - born Josephine Esther Mentzer, American Company founder (1906-2004), in the documentary "Estée Lauder: The Sweet Smell of Success" (1985), Quotations book 2018
Imagination
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. wisdom - Quotations book 2018
Study and action
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is futile. Axiom of the League of Women Voters" of the United States, quoted in "The National Voter" (Supplement to the October 1967 issue), Quotations book 2019