Occupation: Businessman Birth: July 29, 1937
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than unde….
Don't limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded..
The man who has done less than his best has done nothing..
Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked: " What are you w….
At the end of every day, having a clientele that speaks well of you, that's the largest source of business. I don't care what kind of business you're….
Many times I can see a solution to something differently and quicker than other people. I see the end zone and say 'This is where I want to go.'.
The best place to succeed is where you are with what you've got..
I was once ask if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man..
I did as much as I could: raising chickens, pushing an ice-cream cart, bagging walnuts, driving a tractor on a beet farm, working on the railroad. I ….
We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those with whom we come in contact..
One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm..
The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life..
Nobody wants to be passive; indexing is not passive - much more goes into indexing than watching a stock become the next buggy whip..
People succeed at just about anything they're genuinely enthusiastic about..
I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares..
Kindness is more powerful than compulsion..
I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation an….
I couldn't read. I just scraped by. My solution back then was to read classic comic books because I could figure them out from the context of the pic….
Most of the mutual fund investments I have are index funds, approximately 75%..
I am like a chief. I like to taste the food. If it tastes bad, I don't serve it. I'm constantly monitoring what we do, and I'm always looking for bet….
There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hear….