Risk
Risk comes from not knowing what you”re doing. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2002
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Hør
Efterhaanden som han blev inderligere og inderligere i Bønnen, havde han Mindre og Mindre at sige, og tilsidst blev han ganske taus. Han blev taus, ja hvad der om muligt endnu mere end Taushed er modsat det at tale, han blev en Hørende. Han meente at det at bede er at tale; han lærte at det at bede ikke blot er at tie, men er at høre. Og saaledes er det; at bede er ikke at høre sig selv tale,...
Integrity
Excellence and competitiveness are totally compatible with honesty and integrity. The A student, the four minute miler, the high jump record holder – all strong winners – can achieve those results without resorting to cheating. People who cheat are simply weak. Jack Welch – born John Francis Welch jr., legendary American manager: General Electric (1935-2020), Fortune 1999:...
Intelligent investor
The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. Jason Zweig – American journalist (b. 1959), in his “Note about Benjamin Graham” in the revised edition of “The Intelligent Investor” (2003), Quotations book 2021
Learn from mistakes
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford – American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947), from “My Life and Work” (1922), Quotations book 2021
Long-term invest
A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2021
Look forward
It is one of life”s laws that as soon as one door closes, another one opens. But the tragedy is that we look at the closed door and disregard the open one. attributed to André Gide – French writer, Nobel Prize in literatue 1947 (1869-1951), Quotations book 2021
Love
God does not love us because we are valuable; we are valuable because He loves us. Fulton J. Sheen – American Catholic cleric, 1966-69 Bishop of Rochester, 1969-79 Titular Archbishop of Newport, Wales (1895-1979), from “Remade for Happiness: Achieving Life”s Purpose through Spiritual Transformation” (1946), Quotations book 2021
Loving silence
A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words. Rachel Naomi Remen, MD – American author (b. 1938), from “Kitchen Table Wisdom” (1996), Quotations book 2021
Meaning of life
The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. attributed to Rabindranath Tagore – born Robindronath Thakur, Bengali poet, Nobel Prize in literature 1913 (1861-1941), Quotations book 2021
Overnight success
Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. Christopher Isaac “Biz” Stone – American entrepreneur, co-founder of “Twitter”, since 2023 “X” (b.1974), Quotations book 2021
Passion
I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you. Jeffrey P. “Jeff” Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964),in an interview with...
Perseve
Ma sappi che prima di entrare nella Terra Promessa avrai da attraversare il Mar Rosso e il deserto. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco – presbitero cattolico italiano, fondatore dell’ordine (“Salesiani di Don Bosco”) e pedagogo (1815-1888), a Michele Rua (3.10.1852), citati in “Don Bosco: Una biografia nuova” (1979), Libretto delle citazioni 2021 But know that...
Persistence
I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. Steve Jobs – American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), from an interview with Daniel Morrow for the “Smithsonian Institute” (April 20th, 1995), Quotations book 2021
Repeat, repeat, repeat
You need to repeat yourself so often, you get sick of hearing yourself say it, and only then will people begin to internalize what you’re saying. Jeffrey “Jeff” Weiner – American businessman, CEO LinkedIn (b. 1970), from an interview with “Time” (April 28th, 2014), Quotations book 2021
See the reward
Everyone can tell you the risk. An entrepreneur can see the reward. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), in a facebook message (January 15th, 2013), Quotations book 2021
Significant
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from his speech on the 90th birthday of Walter Sisulu (South African anti-apartheid activist and...