You can't find returns in investments you haven't made.
Interpretation
Investments require action to yield returns, both financially and personally.
This quote emphasizes the necessity of taking risks and making investments—whether in business, relationships, or personal growth—in order to achieve positive outcomes. It suggests that without putting in the effort or resources, one should not expect to see any results or benefits, highlighting the importance of proactivity in achieving success.
In practice
In a financial seminar to emphasize the importance of investing wisely.
You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.
...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time.
Disruptive innovations create jobs, efficiency innovations destroy them.
Focus is scary—until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyway. Sharp focus on jobs that customers are trying to get done holds the promise of greatly improving the odds of success in new-product development.
Don't worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.
Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.
Winning the title in England is the biggest challenge of them all.
I've probably failed more often than anybody else in Silicon Valley. Those don't matter. I don't remember the failures. You remember the big successes.
If my efforts have led to greater success than usual, this is due, I believe, to the fact that during my wanderings in the field of medicine, I have strayed onto paths where the gold was still lying by the wayside. It takes a little luck to be able to distinguish gold from dross, but that is all.
I want to be the guy who our sport looks up to, and win multiple championships.
Success is ninety-nine percent failure.
In the end, when it's over, all that matters is what you've done.
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