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 hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

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.

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.

Don't limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded.

Nobody wants to be passive; indexing is not passive - much more goes into indexing than watching a stock become the next buggy whip.

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 think this eclectic career helped me a lot in life.