๐ฌ Quotes
8,736 quotes from great books
"The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, education must inspire to action and fit people for life in their surrounding environment."
โ The Mis-Education of the Negroby Carter G. Woodson
"History shows that does not avail. The conqueror has invariably imposed his educational system upon the conquered, thus conditioning them to accept servitude as their natural lot."
โ The Mis-Education of the Negroby Carter G. Woodson
"Everything in the world comes out of the human mind. Ideas are the beginning of all fortune, all wealth, all success, all material gain."
โ The Magic of Believingby Claude M. Bristol
"Visualization is the process of making a mental picture of a desire or goal and holding it in your thoughts until it becomes a reality."
โ The Magic of Believingby Claude M. Bristol
"An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative."
โ The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin Graham
"The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them too cheap)."
โ The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin Graham
"To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder."
โ The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin Graham
"Have the courage of your convictions based on adequate research and judgment. That is the only way an investor can ultimately succeed."
โ The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin Graham
"Mind is the master-weaver, both of the interior garment of character and the exterior garment of circumstance."
โ The Magic of Believingby Claude M. Bristol
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
โ Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
โ Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
"My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better."
โ Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
โ Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
"The investor's chief problemโand even his worst enemyโis likely to be himself."
โ The Intelligent Investorby Benjamin Graham
"Leadership is not a place; it's not a position. It's about how you behave. It's about relationships."
โ The Leadership Challengeby James M. Kouzes
"Model the way by finding your voice and affirming shared values."
โ The Leadership Challengeby James M. Kouzes
"Leaders inspire a shared vision. They breathe life into the hopes and dreams of others and enable them to see the exciting possibilities that the future holds."
โ The Leadership Challengeby James M. Kouzes