Good societies
Good societies can survive people doing immoral things. But a good society cannot survive if it calls immoral things moral. Dennis M. Prager – American radio talk show host and writer, founder and president of "PragerU" (b. 1948)
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Memories
To be able to enjoy one"s past life is to live twice. Hoc est vivere bis vita posse priore frui. Marcus Valerius Martialis - Roman poet (c. 40-103), from "Epigrammaton libri duodecim", book X, epigramme 23 (c. 85-103)
Work-Life-Balance
You know your life is boring when you only wear work clothes and pyjamas. Jan-David Golze - German Real Estate Enthusiast, Schwarz Group
Urgent or important
‘I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent. wisdom of a former college president, quoted by Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), in his address to the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Evanston, Illinois (Augsut 19,...
Present
Especially whenever our affairs seem to be in crisis, we are almost compelled to give our first attention to the urgent present rather than to the important future. Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), in his address to the Century Association (December 7, 1961)
Urgency
We need to feel a high sense of urgency. But this does not mean that we should mount our charger and try to ride off in all directions at once. Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), in a radio and television address to the American people on science in national security (November 7, 1957)
Découvrez ce qui est à l’intérieur de vous!
Plus est en vous. devise de Louis de Bruges, seigneur de Gruuthuse - noble, négociant, diplomate et mécène des arts flamand, à partir de 1461 chevaliers de l"ordre de la toison d"or (1422-1492), acquit le monopole de la taxe sur la bière à Bruges en tant qu"homme du duc de Bourgogne le duc Philippe le Bon (1396-1467)
Every coin has two sides
You may be taller than me but then you have a bigger shadow. Wang Qishan – Chinese politician, since 2018 Vice President (b. 1948), in a dialogue with Professor Klaus Schwab at the World Economic Forum in Davos (24.01.2019)
Artists
Artists are apostles of beauty. Pope Francis - born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, since 2013 Holy Father (b. 1936), in an interview with Wim Wenders in his film "Pope Francis: A Man of His Word" (2018)
Hope
Hope is the virtue of a heart that does not close itself in darkness or remain locked in the past, but looks towards the future. Pope Francis - born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, since 2013 Holy Father (b. 1936), in a "Twitter" message from 20th September 2017 (since 2023 "X")
Life
Life is charming, my friend, if you but look at it through the right spectacles. Alexandre Dumas fils - French writer (1824-1895), from "The Camelia-lady" ("La dame aux camélias", 1848) La vie est charmante, mon cher, c"est selon le verre par lequel on la regarde. Alexandre Dumas fils - écrivain français (1824-1895), de "La dame aux camélias"...
Learning from Keynes
Keynes identified my problem: "The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas but in escaping from the old ones." Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), in his letter to Berkshire Shareholders (1983)
Understand, not just tolerate
I am not asking you to merely tolerate each other. Tolerance is for cowards. Being tolerant requires nothing of you, but to be quiet and not make waves, holding tightly to your views and judgments without being challenged. Do not merely tolerate each other. Work hard! Move into uncomfortable territory and seek to understand each other. Randall L. Stephenson Jr. – American telecommunications...
Successfull investing
Think about long-term business prospects rather than short-term stock market prospects. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), in his letter to Berkshire Shareholders (1991)
Try
You need to fill your mind with various competing thoughts and decide which make sense. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), at the BRK Annual Meeting (May 2007)
Recommendation
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), at the Berkshire Hathaway 1994 annual meeting
Think for yourself
You have to think for yourself. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), in U.S. News and World Report (June 1994)
Smart
If you’re smart, you don’t need debt. If you’re dumb, it’s poisonous. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), to Salomon Inc’s clients (September 13, 1991)
Make money
The secret of making money is to avoid risks. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), quoted in "The Midas Touch" (2009)
Timing
It"s much easier to stay out of trouble now than to get out of trouble later. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), quoted in "The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros" (2013)