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Peter Lynch: Guts, not head

“The most important organ in the body as far as the stock market is concerned is the guts, not the head.” – Peter Lynch
Buckminster Fuller: Great nations

Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery. — Buckminster Fuller Embed from Getty Images Related articles by Zemanta See Things as They Are – Then Change Them (blogs.hbr.org) So What Are…
Warren Buffett: Excitement and expenses

“Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies.” – Warren Buffett
John McWhorter: Nothing unique

First, there is nothing unique about English’s “openness” to words from other languages. Second, there is no logical conception of “proper” grammar as distinct from “bad” grammar that people lapse into out of ignorance or laziness. -John McWhorter, linguist, author, and commentator (b. 1965)
Kurt Vonnegut: Pretense

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. – Kurt Vonnegut
Never confuse activity with progress

Never confuse activity with progress
Carl Sagan: Nuclear arms race

Image via Wikipedia The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five. – Carl Sagan , astronomer and writer (1934-1…
Dave Barry: Willing to take command

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
Domain and responsibility of every manager

HRD (Human Resources Development) is the domain and responsibility of every manager. No exceptions.
Robyn Hitchcock: Everything is a reaction

Everything is a reaction. – Robyn Hitchcock
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)