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Robert Altman: Play

To play it safe is not to play. – Robert Altman
Peter Lynch: Art, not a science

“As I look back on it now, it’s obvious that studying history and philosophy was much better preparation for the stock market than, say, studying statistics. Investing in stocks is an art, not a science, and people who’ve been trained to rigidly quantify everything have a big disadvantage. If stockpicking could be quantified, you could…
A group is not a team

A GROUP IS NOT A TEAM!
William Shakespeare: But love is blind

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit. – William Shakespeare
Peter Mere Latham: Different intents

Poisons and medicine are oftentimes the same substance given with different intents. -Peter Mere Latham, physician and educator (1789-1875)
Charlie Munger: Learning machines

“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest — sometimes not even the most diligent. But they are learning machines; they go to bed every night a little wiser than when they got up. And, boy, does that habit help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.” -…
Isaac Asimov: Evidence

I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I’ll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be. -Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992)
Neil Gaiman: Dangerous

There’s never been a true war that wasn’t fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous. -Neil…
Robin Williams: Poetry, beauty, romance, love

“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.And medicine, law, business, engineering – these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love – these are what we stay…
Alvin Toffler: Illiterate of 21st century

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. – Alvin Toffler Source: DNA Newspaper dated 2 April, 2010. Related articles by Zemanta Unlearn Your MBA (mootbox.com) Relearning the Same Lessons (faithallen.wordpress.com) On Learning and Unlearning (24hourparadigm.com) Investing Quote (linusfernandes.com) Investing…
Warren Buffett: Cheery consensus

Image via Wikipedia The future is never clear, and you pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus. Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long-term values. – Warren Buffett. Related articles by Zemanta Is the Market Fairly Valued? (seekingalpha.com) The Many Myths of Warren Buffett (seekingalpha.com)
Arindam Chaudhuri: Economics

Image via Wikipedia Economics is the study of human happiness in a society. – Arindam Chaudhuri,The Great Indian Dream, Restoring Pride To A Nation Betrayed… The Great Indian Dream Related articles by Zemanta arindam chaudahry a visit to ahmedabad (slideshare.net)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Communication

Embed from Getty Images Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after Anne Morrow Lindbergh Source: Hindustan Times dated 31 March 2010. Related articles by Zemanta Searching…. (linusfernandes.com) A Great Failure (krugman.blogs.nytimes.com)
Warren Buffett: Process and proceeds

“We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.” – Warren Buffett Source: EquityMaster.com Related articles by Zemanta Lessons From Warren Buffett – A Series (linusfernandes.com) Investing Quote! (linusfernandes.com) Investing Quote (linusfernandes.com) Warren Buffett on Carried Interest (seekingalpha.com) Buffett Increases Wal-Mart Holdings (online.wsj.com) If Warren Buffett is Doing Web Video, Why Aren’t You? (bulletproofblog.com) Welcome…
Albert Einstein: Hazily crazy

A question that sometimes drives me hazy; am I or the others crazy? – Albert Einstein Related articles by Zemanta Albert Einstein: birthday greetings (scienceblogs.com) Happy Pi Day & Happy Birthday Albert Einstein [Moment of Geek] (buckdaddyblog.com) Happy birthday, Albert Einstein! (mt-soft.com.ar) Happy birthday, Albert Einstein! (makezine.com) 9 reviews of Albert Einstein (rateitall.com)
Oscar Wilde: Form of ugliness

Image via Wikipedia Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. – Oscar Wilde Source: Hindustan Times, dated March 29, 2010. Related articles by Zemanta Imitation is the lamest form of flattery (speedcommunications.com) How to Erase Fear–in Humans (3quarksdaily.com)
Charles Munger: Tuning out

“Warren (Buffett) and I have skills that could easily be taught to other people… But Warren and I are better at tuning out the standard stupidities.” – Charles Munger Source: EquityMaster.com Related articles by Zemanta Berkshire Hathaway Changes: Fundamental Buffett With a Munger Touch: Part I (seekingalpha.com) Buffett’s Curious Interest in Government-Dependent Businesses (seekingalpha.com) The…
Warren Buffett: Right-thinking duck

Image via Wikipedia “In a bull market, one must avoid the error of the preening duck that quacks boastfully after a torrential rainstorm, thinking that its paddling skills have caused it to rise in the world. A right-thinking duck would instead compare its position after the downpour to that of the other ducks on…
John Ray: In his own ink

Image via Wikipedia He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink. –John Ray, naturalist (1627-1705)
Daniel Boorstin: Education

Image via Wikipedia Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. – Daniel Boorstin, American historian. Related articles by Zemanta On Knowledge… (newscred.com) Why blog? (condalmo.wordpress.com)
Daniele Vare: Diplomacy

Image via Wikipedia Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way. – Daniele Vare, Italian Writer. Source: DNA India , Newspaper dated 21st March, 2010.
Anonymous: Love and sex

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Men often give love for sex, Women often give sex for love. – Anonymous Source: http://dnaindia.com dated March 21, 2010
James Fallows: Angry letters

Image via Wikipedia Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. James Fallows When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear. Mark Twain
Warren Buffett: Cash

Embed from Getty Images Holding a certain portion of one’s wealth in cash is advisable. One won’t have to be dependent on the kindness of strangers. One sleeps well.” – Warren Buffett
Michel de Montaigne: Talking nonsense

Cover of Montaigne: Complete Essays No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly. – Michel De Montaigne Related articles by Zemanta Daily Bookshot: On Montaigne and Essays… (robaroundbooks.com) How to Live: a Life of Montaigne in One Question and 20 Attempts at an Answer (3quarksdaily.com) How to Live: a…
George Bernard Shaw: Truth

Image by thomwisdom via Flickr My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest joke in the world – George Bernard Shaw. Related articles by Zemanta 1 reviews of George Bernard Shaw (Literature, 1925) (rateitall.com)
George Polya: Pedantry against mastery

Image via Wikipedia Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry… To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the…
Michael Jackson: Lies run sprints

“Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.” –Michael Jackson Source: Quotes, Reader’s Digest, March 2010 Related articles by Zemanta Jackson family latest: who stun-gunned Blanket? (guardian.co.uk) Sprint’s Never-Ending Marathon (online.wsj.com) Exclusive: Michael Jackson’s Bodyguards on His Finances and Family (abcnews.go.com)
John W Gardner: Plumbing and philosophy

Image via Wikipedia The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy; neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. – John W. Gardner Source: Reader’s Digest March 2010. Related articles by Zemanta…
Gen Michel Aoun: Freedom

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death. – Gen Michel Aoun. Embed from Getty Images Source: http://www.dnaindia.com dated March 10th, 2010. Quote of the day: Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. – Mark Twain