Arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way. - Dale Carnegie
Think about where you're going and never mind where you've been. Don't spend any more time justifying any of that stuff. - Esther Hicks
Today, no matter where I am going, no matter what I am doing, it is my dominant intent to be good to me. - Esther Hicks
When you feel gratitude, you are the closest to the natural state you were born to live in. - Esther Hicks
You are free. You are powerful. You are good. You are love. You have value. You have purpose. All is well. - Esther Hicks
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.
All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be a more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
The stock market is a no-called-strike game. You don't have to swing at everything -- you can wait for your pitch.
Read 500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.
Don't get caught up with what other people are doing. Being a contrarian isn't the key but being a crowd follower isn't either. You need to detach yourself emotionally.
You are neither right nor wrong because the crowd disagrees with you. You are right because your data and reasoning are right.
After 25 years of buying and supervising a great variety of businesses, Charlie and I have not learned how to solve difficult business problems. What we have learned is to avoid them.
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
When you have able managers of high character running businesses about which they are passionate, you can have a dozen or more reporting to you and still have time for an afternoon nap. Conversely, if you have even one person reporting to you who is deceitful, inept or uninterested, you will find yourself with more than you can handle.
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