Rich
You don't get rich by what you earn, but by what you don't spend. attributed to Henry Ford - American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947)
Success
Disciplina vel misericordia
There is much wanting both to discipline and to compassion, if one be had without the other. Disciplina vel misericordia multum destituitur, si una sine altera teneatur. Pope Gregory I - aka Gregory the Great, Roman theologian, , 590-604 Holy Father, one of the four Latin doctors of the Church(etwa 540-604), from "The Book of Pastoral Rule", chapter VI "Ut sit rector bene agentibus per...
Act instead of talk
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. The bible, Proverbs 14:23 (NIV), Quotations book 2026
Decide
Making tough decisions compounds over long periods of time to build something great. Mark Zuckerberg - American company founder: facebook (b. 1984), iin a message on "threads.net" (11. January 2025), Quotations book 2026
Stars
Ideals are like stars. You cannot reach them, but you can orientate yourself by them. Carl Schurz - German-born American politician (1829-1906), Quotations book 2002
Preparation
Chance favors a prepared mind. Louis Pasteur - French microbiologist (1822-1895), Quotations book 2002
Make it more simple
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. Tom Peters - American author and consultant (b. 1942), from "Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution" (1987), Quotations book 2025
Knowlegde helps
Even a blind pig can sometimes find truffles, but it helps to know that they grow in oak forests. David Ogilvy – legendary British advertising executive and entrepreneur (1911-1999), from "Confessions of an Advertising Man" (1963), Quotations book 2025
Top performance
Our managers have produced extraordinary results by doing rather ordinary things—but doing them exceptionally well. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (*1930), in his letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders (1987), Quotations book 2025
Above average
You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long time. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from an innterview with Vishal Khandelwal "When I Met the Legends of Investing - Part 1" (www.safalniveshak.com, October 31, 2012)
Are you in the right business
The key to success is to be in the right business. Thomas S. "Tom" Murphy Sr. - American broadcast executive, former chair and CEO of Capital Cities Broadcasting/ABC Inc. (1925-2022)
Way to win
The way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights. [...] And when you get a few, you really load up. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2025
There is an opportunity in every crisis
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. proverb, Quotations book 2025
Grab
Big opportunities come infrequently. When it’s raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (*1930), in his letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders (2009), Quotations book 2025
Good
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. Mae West - American actress and author (1893-1980), from her autobiography "Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It", chapter 21 (1959)
Way to success
The way to be successful is to do what you love and love what you do. Leon G. Cooperman – American investor and company founder: Omega Advisors, Inc. (b. 1943), Quotations book 2024
Try
Before you say you can’t do something, try it. slogan of the Toyoda family Sakichi Toyoda – Japanese inventor and industrialist, founder: Toyota Industries Corporation, Ltd. (1867-1930) Kiichirō Toyoda – Japanese entrepreneur, founder and CEO Toyota Motor Corp. (1894-1952)
Perseverance and determination
Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and the thing that gets you to the end is perseverance and determination. Arthur J. Falcone – American real estate developer, chairman and CEO of Falcone Group (b. 1959), Quotations book 2024
Attitude
Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), in a "Twitter" post from June 25, 2017 (since 2023 "X"), Quotations book 2024