Most successful investors, in fact, do nothing most of the time.

When things go wrong on a macroeconomic level, it's almost always this way. People find someone to blame, whether it's blacks, whites, Christians, Jews, Muslims-whoever.

The most sensible skill that I can give to somebody born in 2003 is a perfect command of Mandarin.

Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob.

Lady Luck smiles on those who continue their efforts

You don't train for only the 100-meter dash and you don't practice only the excerpts. When I prepared for auditions, I spent most of my time each day on scales and exercises to be my best in basic musicianship, and only a half-hour or so on the actual excerpts I'd be playing.

History shows that people who save and invest grown and prosper, and the others deteriorate and collapse.