“For what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?” – Jesus Christ
“Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.” – Saint Augustine
“The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He is only rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions, is covetous.” – Orison Swett Marden
“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.” – Benjamin Franklin
“All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.” – Ray Kroc, CEO and owner, Mcdonald’s, 1955
“Obviously, everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical, and ultimately making a big difference in the world.” – Sergey Brin, Co-Founder, Google
“It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.” – John D. Rockfellar, Standard Oil
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” – Ben Stein, Writer, Comedian, and Commentator
“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles F. Kettering, Teacher, Engineer, Scientist, and Inventor of many groundbreaking automobile innovations
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.” – Daniel H. Burnham, Architect of the Flatiron building in New York and Union Station in Washington D.C.
“High expectations are the key to everything.” – Sam Walton
“You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.” – Harold S. Geneen, Former CEO of Raytheon and ITT (1959-1972)
“There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker
“The more you say how intelligent you are, the less intelligent you will be.” – Joel Litman
“We differ from many value investors in being willing to analyze stocks that look expensive to see if they really are. Most, in fact, are, but some are not. To the extent we get that right, we will benefit shareholders and clients.” – Bill Miller
“Return Driven Strategy provides a clear and concise way of looking at the key issues that drive profitable businesses.” – Samuel C. Scott III
“When a management team with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.” – Warren Buffett
“Receivables require most careful scrutiny in the case of companies selling goods on a long term payment basis.” – Ben Graham
“It is easy to confuse genius with a bull market.” – Seth Klarman
“Uniform Accounting provides a needed solution—removing many of the inconsistent financial reporting policies. It creates a ‘level playing field’ providing a far clearer view of the financial activity of a firm for investors, creditors, and other users of the financial statements.” – Ralph Nach