Everyone has an idea but it's really about executing the idea and building the idea and attracting other people to help you work on the idea. Jack Dorsey – American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of "Twitter" (since 2023 "X") (b. 1979), in an interview mit "CBS News" (May 6th, 2012), Quotations book 2023
Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck. Guy Kawasaki - American company founder, venture capitalist, author and marketing evangelist (b. 1954), Quotations book 2023
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Grace B. M. Hopper - American compoter pioneer, member of the US Navy (1906-1992), Quotations book 2023
Every problem comes with an equal or greater opportunity. Napoleon Hill – American writer: "Think And Grow Rich" (1883-1970), Quotations book 2023
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. Thomas Charles "Tommy" Lasorda - American baseball player and manager (1927-2021)
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later! Sir Richard Branson – British company founder (Virgin) and adventurer (b. 1950), in a "Twitter" message from 24.01.2018 (since 2023 "X"), Quotations book 2023
Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs. Zig Ziglar - American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)
Any superiority an investment process may have will only emerge with time, so patience is important. Nick Sleep - British investor and co-founder of Sleep, Zakaria and Company and the IGY Foundation (b. 1968)
The wise ones bet heavily when the world offers them that opportunity. They bet big when they have the odds. And the rest of the time, they don't. It's just that simple. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2023
It takes character to sit with all that cash and to do nothing. I didn't get to the top where I am by going after mediocre opportunities. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2023
I think the record shows the advantage of a peculiar mindset – not seeking action for its own sake, but instead combining extreme patience with extreme decisiveness. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023)
I often compare the craft of a money manager with that of a gardener: To have a great garden takes decades, not a few months. To successfully grow great trees and flowers, you have to understand your environment and capabilities (you can't grow the same flowers in Quebec than in Florida). You have to know the soil, the temperatures, the orientation of the sun, etc. And to build a garden is a...
The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2023
Be tough, be confident. But you will never be a whole and happy person if you aren't humble. Stein Eriksen - Norwegian alpine ski racer (1927-2015), Quotations book 2023
By perseverance the snail reached the ark. Charles Haddon Spurgeon - English Baptist pastor (1834-1892), from "The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon" (1889), Quotations book 2023
The greater joy is everywhere preceded by the greater pain. Ubique maius gaudium molestia maiore praeceditur. Augustine of Hippo - known as Aurelius Augustinus, early Christian theologian and philosopher, one of the four Latin Doctors of Church (354-430), from "Confessions", Book 8, Chapter 3.8 ("Confessiones", c. 397/400)
The single most important skill for being a good investor is to be very content with not doing anything for extended periods, and that’s perfectly fine. Mohnish Pabrai – Indian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (b. 1964)
Seigneur, fais de moi un instrument de ta paix, Là où est la haine, que je mette l'amour. Là où est l'offense, que je mette le pardon. Là où est la discorde, que je mette l'union. Là où est l'erreur, que je mette la vérité. Là où est le doute, que je mette la foi. Là où est le désespoir, que je mette l'espérance. Là où sont les ténèbres, que je mette la lumière. Là où est la tristesse, que je...
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. wisdom, falsely attributed to Thomas Jefferson - American politician, 1801-1909 third president and member of the American Enlightment movement (1743-1826), Quotations book 2003
A friendly word does not cost anything and yet it is the most beautiful gift. attributed to Daphne du Maurier - English writer (1907-1989), Quotations book 2012