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I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.
When I first agreed to do 'Shark Tank,' they asked me to wear a suit, and I was just like, 'No. I can't. It'll end my career.'
I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.
The long-term focus of index funds is a much needed counterweight to the short-termism favored by so many market participants.
Nothing is simpler than owning the stock market and holding it forever, and that's essentially the idea behind the index fund.
The losers in life think they have all the answers. They can’t learn because they’re too busy telling everyone what they know.
Inside each of you is a rich person, a poor person & a middle class person. It is up to you to decide which person you become.
The economy is in tatters; your job is in trouble - if you still have a job. And you know what? I've been saying it for years.
Confronted with a challenge to distill the secret of sound investment into three words, we venture the motto, Margin of Safety.
Don't let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives.
My dream is that every child has enough food to eat, good medical care, and the chance to go to school and even attend college.
Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.
I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing.
Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education.
Globalization has made copper and other minerals more valuable, and Ghana and Kenya have recently discovered mineral resources.
In the earlier years of my career, I made my own attempts to fit in and be accepted as one of the tribe of Sand Hill Road guys.
Make tweets effortless to enjoy, make it easier for all to participate, and make each of us on Twitter feel heard and valuable.
I like to be right. I try not to miss the big ideas, forget the little ones, and try to get them right. End of job description.
You know the rule of 72, divide the number into 72, any number you want, and that's how long it will take your money to double.
A high income job, a big house, nice cars, and lavish vacations don't mean you are rich, in fact it could mean exactly opposite
Sitting and watching a game show, or betting on your lucky numbers is not the price that most of the top 1% paid to become rich
The word accounting comes from the word accountability. If you are going to be rich, you need to be accountable for your money.
I’ve never believed in risking what my family and friends have and need in order to pursue what they don’t have and don’t need.
So if you are evaluating others (or yourself!) in the investment field, think out some standards - apply them - interpret them.
If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.
For some reason people take their cues from price action rather than from values. Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
In our view, derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction carrying dangers that, while latent, are potentially lethal.
The same things happen to quite an extent around the globe. I mean, the European banks were doing what the American banks were.
In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organization to operate more effectively.
The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful.
Most of our competitors were one-product wonders... They would do their one product, but never get their engineering sorted out.
In the same way that when the car got going, people thought it would be an electric car, people thought it would be a steam car.
Harnessing steam power required many innovations, as William Rosen chronicles in the book 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World.'
Instead of buying airplanes and playing around like some of our competitors, we've rolled almost everything back to the company.
In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organisation to operate more effectively.
The Hercules' was a monumental undertaking. It is the largest aircraft ever built... I put the sweat of my life into this thing.
Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob.
Businessmen must move with the times...the correlation between knowledge and business as the key to success is closer than ever.
What are you doing this weekend to improve your financial situation? Sacrifice made today goes a long way for a better tomorrow.
You'll often find that it's not mom or dad, husband or wife, or the kids that's stopping you. It's you. Get out of your own way.
If you do not like Real Estate, all you have to do is make hamburgers, build a business around that hamburger, and franchise it.
Most people spend their lives building financial houses of straws, which are susceptible to wind, fire, rain and big bad wolves.
I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.
I have a wonderful family. I have a job that I love and wonderful people who help me with it. It can't get any better than that.
I think it will get moving faster. I mean once you get it off the - once credit flows - now the recession is going to get worse.
As in roulette, same is true of the stock trader, who will find that the expense of trading weights the dice heavily against him.
It's pretty amazing to go from a world where computers were unheard of and very complex to where they're a tool of everyday life.
Capitalism has shortfalls. It doesn't necessarily take care of the poor, and it underfunds innovation, so we have to offset that.
Digital technology has several features that can make it much easier for teachers to pay special attention to all their students.
How we deal with the AIDS epidemic should be one of the greatest ways that the world gets measured. The report card for this era.