Hard work
Business is never as healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets. Henry Ford – American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947), from “My Life and Work” (1922)
All Quotes
Money
There are a thousand possibilities to “waste” money but only two ways to earn it: Either we work for it – or the money works for us. attributed to Bernard M. Baruch – American financier, adviser to several American presidents (1870-1965)
Individuality
During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think. Bernard M. Baruch – American financier, adviser to several American presidents (1870-1965)
Correctness
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong about his facts. attributed to Bernard M. Baruch – American financier, adviser to several American presidents (1870-1965)
Moral Values
Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly. Vaclav Havel – Czech writer and politician, 1993-2003 president of the Czech Republik (1936-2011)
Market-economy
Though my heart may be left of centre, I have always known that the only economic system that works is a market economy, in which everything belongs to someone – which means that someone is responsible for everything. It is a system in which complete independence and plurality of economic entities exist within a legal framework, and its workings are guided chiefly by the laws of the...
Aims
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. attributed to Michelangelo – born Michelangiolo Buonarroti Simoni, Italian skulptor, painter, architect and poet (1475-1564)
Boldness
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. Dale Carnegie – born Dale Carnagey, American author and personality coach (1888-1955)
Trust
I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied, “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than a light safer than a known way.” Minnie Louise Haskins – British sociologist at the London School of Economics...
Power is dispensable
You need power only when you want to do something harmful. Otherwise, love is enough to get everything done. attributed to Sir Charles S. “Charlie” Chaplin – british actor (1889-1977), could not be verified by the Chaplin Association
Christmas
What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. attributed to Agnes M. Pharo – American author (1904-1985)
Gifts
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. John Wooden – American Basketball player and coach (1910-2010)
Meaning of life
Love your calling with passion, it is the meaning of your life. attributed to François-Auguste-René Rodin – French sculptor (1840-1917)
Economic Growth
Economic growth not only increases material living standards; it shapes the moral character of people and society. Benjamin M. Friedman – American economist (b. 1944)
Bend history
Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and then the total — all of these acts — will be written in the history of this generation. Robert Francis “Bobby” Kennedy – American jurist and senator (1925-1968), from the “Day of Affirmation speech” at the Cape Town university, South...
Character test
Most people can bear adversity, but if you wish to know, what a man really ist, give him power. Robert G. Ingersoll – American jurist and orator (1833-1899); about Abraham Lincoln, American politician, 1861-65 16th president (1809-1865), from “True Greatness Exemplified in Abraham Lincoln” (1883)
Friendship
Ὧν ἡ σοφία παρασκευάζεται εἰς τὴν τοῦ ὅλου βίου μακαριότητα, πολὺ μέγιστόν ἐστιν ἡ τῆς φιλίας κτῆσις. Epicurus from Samos – Greek philosopher (341-270 B. C.); from “Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers” (Book ten, Epicurus) by Diogenes Laërtius (Greek historian and doxographer, 3rd century...
Courage
Similarly, in the world of securities, courage becomes the supreme virtue after adequate knowledge and a tested judgment are at Hand. Benjamin Graham – born Benjamin Großbaum, American investor and inventor of systematic stocks analysis (1894-1976), from “The Intelligent Investor” (1949)
Health more important than money
Some people waste their lives in the constant pursuit of great wealth. As a commodity, let”s face it, money doesn”t rate as high as good health – and it certainly isn”t up there with great art. Roy R. Neuberger – American financier and art collector (1903-2010)
Investing
Investing is easier than you think, but harder than it looks. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)