“…An analyst’s worst fear was that he would do something that would allow him to be singled out for jeopardizing Moody’s market share, for impairing Moody’s revenue, or for damaging Moody’s relationships with its clients, and lose his job as a result.” – Mark Froeba, Former SVP at Moody’s Investors Service
“If the rating agencies will downgrade only when we can all see the losses, then why do we need the rating agencies?“ – Jim Chanos
“Success in investing doesn’t correlate with I.Q. once you’re above the level of 25. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.” – Warren Buffett
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
“If only one word is to be used to describe what Baupost does, that word should be: ‘Mispricing.’ We look for mispricing due to over-reaction.” – Seth Klarman
“The market can move for irrational reasons, and you have to be prepared for that.” – Bill Gross
“The daily blips of the market are, in fact, noise—noise that is very difficult for most investors to tune out.” – Seth Klarman
“We all have the tendency to be influenced by short-term events—and that tendency makes people stock market speculators.” – Charles Brandes
“Most of the time, common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble…to give way to hope, fear, and greed.” – Benjamin Graham
“It’s unnatural for humans to think totally different from the crowd.” – Charles Brandes
“When the herd is single-mindedly focused…prices are frequently bid up and returns driven down.” – Seth Klarman
“I’d be a bum on the street with a tin cup if the markets were efficient.” – Warren Buffett
“Your ability to do something in the world essentially depends on the extent to which you are capable of harnessing your body and mind towards your goal, and after that, harnessing the situation in which you exist.” – Sadhguru
“If you act to the best of your ability and intelligence, every day will be an explosion of possibilities.” – Sadhguru
“Within limits, we tend to experience the reflection of what we have become.” – David R. Hawkins
“When we have such capability, it is important that we do not create things that will destroy us and every other life, but create that which nurtures and enhances life.” – Sadhguru
“It is extremely important that body, mind, emotion, and energy are properly exercised and made use of. Only then life stands on firm ground in all levels and will happen in a balanced harmonious way.” – Sadhguru
“Act in a gracious manner in all circumstances towards oneself and others.” – David R. Hawkins
“Intensity brings focus. Tension brings distraction. When you are intense but everything within you runs cool, easy, and smooth, this life that you are can be put to best use, both for yourself and for everyone. And that is what really matters in life.” – Sadhguru
“Although motives for change are as multitudinous as the innumerable facets of the human condition, they are most often found to arise spontaneously when the mind is challenged in the face of a puzzle or a paradox. In fact, certain disciplines (such as Zen) deliberately create such an impasse in order to finesse a leap of awareness.” – David R. Hawkins