If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

Politicians who are willing to spend too much are the ones who get reelected.

Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you. Never jump into a business you have no idea about.

True peace is a quality you carry within yourself, regardless of external circumstances.

I served for 42 years on the board of trustees of the largest Presbyterian seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and we had brilliant people - teachers and students both-but they did not come up with many new concepts. They weren't invited to come up with new concepts. Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.

What happens to us in life is less important; the real question can be whether or not we use the experience to grow.

For all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes.