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It really helps me if I think back to what our first families up here went through because, my goodness, they really had very tough times.
Every year in consulting is like three years in the corporate world because you have multiple clients, multiple issues - you grow so much.
I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
Every businessman, or every person who has a passion for his work, is torn for the time spent at work and the time spent with your family.
I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a libertarian.
Unconscious behavior is at the core. Think of the 40 billion animals we abuse and eat who are born into suffering. It's a karmic disaster.
The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that's just, where everyone feels safe.
If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.
I am particularly interested in primary education because the state of affairs in primary education in this country is a cause for concern.
I inherited the company from my father after he died very unexpectedly from a heart attack in 1966. He was just 51 years old, and I was 21.
Using volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) the risk of permanent loss of capital, or 2) the risk of inadequate return.
I don't think it makes any sense for an individual to invest in common stocks unless they know the company, work at the company, and so on.
The land and agricultural industry is the backbone of Australia, and we need to foster the industry that provides our country with so much.
Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
In my father's language: "To create something out of nothing." That possibility exists in India even in old-world sectors like agriculture.
If longevity is the best index to measure a company, a basic requirement is the ability of the corporation to generate new and new leaders.
A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.
In general, the apparel industry isn't about continual process improvement or making the perfect piece of denim; it's about chasing trends.
Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.
Work takes on new meaning when you feel you are pointed in the right direction. Otherwise, it's just a job, and life is too short for that.
The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime.
I'll never run for office. But I intend, either on the fiscal commission or on issues like immigration, to hopefully have my voice be heard.
A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children's own education.
A rough rule in life is that an organization foolish in one way in dealing with a complex system is all too likely to be foolish in another.
I'm proud to be associated with the value system at Berkshire Hathaway; I think you'll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad.
The media these days are not so much interested in saying things truthfully without distortion, without misrepresentation, without ridicule.
Blogging and the Internet allow us to engage in a lot more real time conversations as opposed to a one-way dump of information or a message.
Most decisions are not binary, and there are usually better answers waiting to be found if you do the analysis and involve the right people.
The television business is actually going through a tremendous transition, but I think at the end of the day, television is still paramount.
The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how you respond to it.
You have to manage money. Particularly with market economies. You may have a great product but if your bottom line goes bust then that's it.
We took advantage of the running boom, which became the jogging boom, which became the fitness boom... and we've benefited from all of that.
Climate change and energy use are global problems - News Corp is a global company. Our operations affect the environment all over the world.
I think it [Brexit] is wonderful.We've got to decide in this country who we are.We made a momentous decision.It's a bit like a prison break.
I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
Sometimes, a new toy, a new technology, will focus you. The world is always trying to draw you out, so you always have to remember to go in.
The entrepreneurial instinct is in you. You can't learn it, you can't buy it, you can't put it in a bottle. It's just there and it comes out.
I believe this Emperador Distillers investment in Whyte & Mackay is good for the Philippines as a whole, not only beneficial to our business.
In high school, I loved history. I also loved cosmography, algebra. Mexico is so rich in culture and history, and I have always enjoyed that.
Proper accounting is like engineering. You need a margin of safety. Thank God we don't design bridges and airplanes the way we do accounting.
If you don't keep learning, other people will pass you by. Temperament alone won't do it - you need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.
Missing out on some opportunity never bothers us. What's wrong with someone getting a little richer than you? It's crazy to worry about this.
So, economics should emulate physics' basic ethos, but its search for precision in physics-like formulas is almost always wrong in economics.
The laws of thermodynamic s are such that if the water is getting warmer - and I believe it is - the energy of the weather is going to go up.
Manipulating currencies is when you're going into the marketplace and buying something in large amounts to depress the value of the currency.
I agree with people who say we want more income equality; we want more consumer protection; and we want sounder banks. I agree with all that.
What's sort of interesting about the whole public relations disaster that is the Net, in some ways, is that the fundamentals are really good.
Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what's happened I think we're now in the dream-breaking business.
All my life I knew I would have a big business. That’s what I wanted from the time I was in second grade; there was never a doubt in my mind.