We often see people every day searching in the wrong places for the things they desire. Too many of our fellow humans try to find peace and happiness in drugs, alcohol, and sensual excitement. And it doesn't work. If we desire peace, the first place to look is within ourselves. Peace isn't an external condition as much as an internal context.
John TempletonWhile there are many problems, if one focuses on the bigger picture there are numerous reasons to be thankful for living in a time of remarkable progress and wonderful possibilities for the future.
John TempletonFor all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes.
John TempletonIt is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something very different.
John TempletonHate, like prayer, changes the person involved in the activity, not the person the activity is aimed at.
John Templeton