Malcolm Forbes

Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.

Making mistakes is human ... repeating 'em is too.

Generous gestures yield the most when that isn't their purpose.

Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he's hired to do.

Men who never get carried away should be.

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

It's always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.

Isn't it fortunate how selective our recollections usually are.

A bore is someone who persists in holding his own views after we have enlightened him with ours.

A lot of money doesn't make anyone more often right. It just makes him harder to correct.

Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations.

There are more fakers in business than in jail.

You have to come up in the world before it's worthwhile for those worth less to put you down.

Venture nothing, and life is less than it should be.

Noone's a leader if there are no followers.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.