A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. Yōko Ono - American artist and musicien (b. 1933), quoted by husband John Lennon (British musician and composer, 1940-1980) in an interview in December 1980, published in "All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono" (2000)
If you would live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. Albert Einstein - German physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)
Shares are not mere pieces of paper. They represent part ownership of a business. So, when contemplating an investment, think like a prospective owner. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)
Beware of balance. Michael Charles "Mike" Yaconelli - American writer, theologian and satirist, co-founder and owner of Youth Specialties (1942-2003), in "Messy Spirituality" (2002)
It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who intended to create beings like us. Prof. Stephen Hawking - American physicist (1942-2018), from "A Brief History of Time" (1988)
The two most important days of a man’s life are the day on which he was born and the day on which he discovers why he was born. wisdom - quoted in a sermon by Ernest T. Campbell, American pastor (1923-2010), at the Riverside Church, New York (January 25th, 1970)
Our intellect extends to the infinite in understanding. Intellectus noster ad infinitum in intelligendo extenditur. Thomas Aquinas - Italian philosopher and theologian (1224/25-1274), from "Summa contra Gentiles" I, cap. 43, n. 10 (circa 1260)
Bonum vero commune summam complectitur earum vitae socialis condicionum, quibus homines, familiae et consociationes, suam ipsorum perfectionem plenius atque expeditius consequi possint. Indeed, the common good embraces the sum of those conditions of the social life whereby men, families and associations more adequately and readily may attain their own perfection. Second Vatican Council - from...
Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership. attributed to Peter F. Drucker – Austrian-born American management expert (1909-2005), could not be verified absolutely certain by the Drucker Institute"s Archive
Luxury is not the opposite of poverty. It is the opposite of vulgarity. Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel - French Fashion designer and businesswoman (1883-1971), during an interview with Georg Stefan Troller in "Pariser Gespräche" (1968)
Money, to some extent, sometimes lets you be in more interesting environments. But it can"t change how many people love you or how healthy you are. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)
When we lower prices, we go against the math that we can do, which always says that the smart move is to raise prices. Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos - American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), in his letter to the shareholders (2005)
I would rather be certain of a good result than hopeful of a great one. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), in his letter to Berkshire Shareholders (1996)
Figure out what you"re good at and play that game. You don"t have to be good at everything. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. attributed to Malcolm X zugeschrieben - born Malcolm Little; American Muslim preacher and civil rights activist (1925-1965)
Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard. Guy Kawasaki - American company founder, venture capitalist, author and marketing evangelist (b. 1954), in "The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything" (2004)
Il mondo è un bel libro, ma poco serve a chi non lo sa leggere. Carlo Goldoni - drammaturgo e librettista italiano (1707-1793), da "La Pamela", Act 1, Scena 14 (1750) The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it. Carlo Goldoni - Italian playwright and librettist (1707-1793), from "La Pamela", Act 1, Scene 14...
I think that by concentrating on smaller companies, you improve your chances of catching the next wave. Ralph Wanger - American fund manager (b. 1934)
Chances are, things have changed enough so that whatever made you a success thirty years ago doesn"t work anymore. Ralph Wanger - American fund manager (b. 1934)
If you believe you or anyone else has a system that can predict the future of the stock market, the joke is on you. Ralph Wanger - American fund manager (b. 1934), from "A Zebra in Lion Country" (1999)