"In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you."
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"Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken."
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"No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time."
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"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong."
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"Long ago, Sir Isaac Newton gave us three laws of motion, which were the work of genius. But Sir Isaac's talents didn't extend to investing: He lost a bundle in the South Sea Bubble, explaining later, 'I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men.' If he had not been traumatized by this loss, Sir Isaac might well have gone on to discover the Fourth Law of Motion: For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases."
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"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."
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"Never invest in a business you can't understand"
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"You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant."
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"The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money."
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"Asking for financial advice from a financial planner is like asking a barber if you need a hair cut."
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"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."
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"The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up."
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"Only when you combine sound intellect with emotional discipline do you get rational behavior."
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"Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do. If you've got talents, no one can take them from you."
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"Never ask a barber if you need a haircut."
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"In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable 'moats'."
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"Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can't buy what is popular and do well."
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"Never be afraid to ask for too much when selling or offer too little when buying."
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"Cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day."
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"The secret to happiness is having low expectations."
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