Investing Quotes - Page 7

Please understand, I am not saying that technology is unimportant. I understand that technology is important. But if we are just focusing on technology and investing in an IT manufacturing plant to come up with higher performance processing [chips], we will not succeed.

The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you'll be.

If you can't find any companies that you think are attractive, put your money in the bank until you discover some.

The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.'

He really meant to tell them that the big money was not in the individual fluctuations but in the main movements that is, not in reading the tape but in sizing up the entire market and its trend.

The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants have recently enjoyed triumphs. Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money. After a heady experience of that kind, normally sensible people drift into behavior akin to that of Cinderella at the ball.

The best education you can get is investing in yourself, and that doesn't mean college or university.

A true luxury is a reward for investing in and developing a real asset.

Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.

I think you have to learn that there's a company behind every stock, and that there's only one real reason why stocks go up. Companies go from doing poorly to doing well or small companies grow to large companies.

I think the leading cause of financial disablement is the belief that you can rely on the experts to help you. Investing requires an intense personal involvement.

People who look for easy money invariable pay for the privilege of proving conclusively that it cannot be found on this earth.

Price fluctuations have only one significant meaning for the true investor. They provide him with an opportunity to buy wisely when prices fall sharply and to sell wisely when they advance a great deal.

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.

What makes stocks valuable in the long run isn't the market. It's the profitability of the shares in the companies you own. As corporate profits increase, corporations become more valuable and sooner or later, their shares will sell for a higher price.

You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. When it comes to investing, nothing will pay off more than educating yourself. Do the necessary research, study and analysis before making any investment decisions.

Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing.

Look for companies with high profit margins.

Be extra careful when buying into companies and industries that are the current darlings of the financial community.

The business model piece is we're always talking about competing more effectively. If you're starting a company or career you don't want to compete. You want to create a monopoly. We want to invest in a company that has a good plan to create a monopoly.

Timing the market is a fools game, whereas time in the market is your greatest natural advantage.

It is the duty of the long-term investor to endure great losses with equanimity.

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future.