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Sydney J Harris: Patriotism

“Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country’s virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and…
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Money often costs too much

Image by Thomas R. Stegelmann via Flickr Money often costs too much. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Related articles by Zemanta Famous Good Friday Quotes You May Never Haver Heard (pamil-visions.net) Tips for lasting happiness (slideshare.net) Woe of Tyrants Look to Ralph Waldo Emerson for Inspiration (noisecreep.com)
Oscar Wilde: What fiction means

Image via Wikipedia The good ended happily , and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means. – Oscar Wilde, Writer. Related articles by Zemanta Quote of the Day… (allaboutmeandabagofchips.typepad.com) Review – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde (talesofan8thgradenothing.wordpress.com) “Seven rules for writing fiction”: Joyce Carol Oates (gointothestory.com)
Jimi Hendrix: Imitation

I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes. – Jimi Hendrix, musician Embed from Getty Images
Violeta Parra: Starry tears

“Don’t cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won’t let you see the stars.” ~Violeta Parra, quoted in “Tough Times, Tough People”
Albert Einstein: Reflection of human frailty

“I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own — a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty.” -Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (1879-1955)
Warren Buffett: Temperament

“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.
Irish proverb: Best cures in doctor’s book

Thought For Today A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. – Irish Proverb.
Robert Lynd: Friendship

Thought For Today Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long. – Robert Lynd, The Peal Of Bells.
Warren Buffett: Pin lies in wait for every bubble

Image by Tulane Publications via Flickr “A pin lies in wait for every bubble. And when the two eventually meet, a new wave of investors learns some very old lessons: First, many in Wall Street – a community in which quality control is not prized – will sell investors anything they will buy. Second, speculation…
Bhavna Bhalla: Silence can’t be manipulated

Thought For Today Words can be manipulated but silence you can’t. – Bhavna Bhalla on Facebook.
Warren Buffett: Impious

“Questioning GAAP figures may seem impious to some. After all, what are we paying the accountants for if it is not to deliver us the “truth” about our business. But the accountants’ job is to record, not to evaluate. The evaluation job falls to investors and managers.” – Warren Buffett. Related articles by Zemanta Buffett…
Piet Hein: Against our own

“In International / Consequences / the players must reckon / to reap what they’ve sown. / We have a defence / against other defences, / but what’s to defend us / against our own?” —Piet Hein.
Blaise Pascal: Justice and power

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and that whatever is powerful may be just. – Blaise Pascal.
Voltaire: Creature of age

“There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times. ” —Voltaire.
Peter Lynch: Not a gamble

Image via Wikipedia “The stock market really isn’t a gamble, as long as you pick good companies that you think will do well, and not just because of the stock price.” – Peter Lynch Related articles by Zemanta How Peter Lynch Destroyed the Market (fool.com)
Yiddish proverb: Same dough, yes. Same oven, no.

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Francel: God gave us the forest

“God gave us the forest so that we could take what we need. My ancestors are not angry. There are still many trees in the forest.” FRANCEL, a villager in Madagascar, on widespread poaching of rare rosewood trees. Source: NYTimes.com Related articles by Zemanta Who killed the Bandhavgarh tigress? (blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Can India Take The Low…
Anais Nin: Truth and illusion

“When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.” -Anais Nin, writer (1903-1977). Related articles by Zemanta Illusion (teabreak.pk)
Warren Buffett: Durability of competitive advantage

Image via Wikipedia “The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining the competitive advantage of any given company and, above all, the durability of that advantage” – Warren Buffett Related articles by Zemanta Buffett Quote (linusfernandes.com) Warren Buffett…
Friedrich W Schelling: Music in space

Architecture is music in space, as it were a frozen music. – Friedrich W Schelling, philosopher.
Susan RoAne: Respect for people

“Respect for people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.” —Susan RoAne, writer.
Anonymous: Remain competitive

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Bob Dylan: Success

“What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” —Bob Dylan. Related articles by Zemanta China Blocks Bob Dylan Tour (beatcrave.com) Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” Outgrowing the Grown-Up Album (psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com)
Larry Bird: Practice

“I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if someone somewhere was practicing more than me.” Larry Bird, basketball player. Related articles by Zemanta Ten Great Basketball Shots to Use in Horse (sports.gunaxin.com) Larry Bird Slammed By His Own, Or at Least By a Former Endorser…
John Wayne: By their balls

John Wayne via last.fm Thought For Today If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. – John Wayne.
Benjamin Graham: Good hard look from time to time

“Most businesses change in character and quality over the years, sometimes for the better, perhaps more often for the worse. The investor need not watch his companies’ performance like a hawk; but he should give it a good, hard look from time to time.” – Benjamin Graham.
Marcel Archard: Silent men

Thought For Today Women like silent men, they think they’re listening. – Marcel Achard, playwright.
Warren Buffett: Thinking against polling

Image via Wikipedia “…a business or stock is not an intelligent purchase simply because it is unpopular; a contrarian approach is just as foolish as a follow-the-crowd strategy. What’s required is thinking rather than polling. Unfortunately, Bertrand Russell‘s observation about life in general applies with unusual force in the financial world: ‘Most men would rather…
Ma Yaohai: Marriage

“Marriage is like water. You have to drink it. Swinging is like wine. Some people feel it’s delicious the first time they try it, so they keep drinking. Some people try it and think it tastes bad, so they never drink it again.” MA YAOHAI, whom a Chinese court sentenced to prison for “crowd licentiousness.”…