We exist to build the business of our clients. The recommendations we make to them should be the recommendations we would make if we owned their companies, without regard to our own short-term interest. This earns their respect, which is the greatest asset we can have.
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G. B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit. "
The risks facing hedge funds are non-linear and more complex than those facing traditional asset classessuch risks are currently not widely appreciated or well-understood
Your most important asset is the conscious control of your own life.
There is such a bias against people who have led successful andor complicated lives. You know, the divestment of assets, the stripping of all kinds of positions, the sale of stocks. It just becomes very onerous and unnecessary.
Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . . It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive their self-esteem from being superior.
Left untended, knowledge and skill, like all assets, depreciate in value surprisingly quickly.
There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of our natural resources, including fresh water, clean air, tillable soil, forests, wilderness, habitat for wildlife, minerals and recreational assets.
The biggest asset you have is your earning capacity, and that depends entirely on your attitude.
In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living.
Stocks are at an all-time high today. I don't have any money in the stock market. I don't have the stomach for the ups and downs. So about 20 years ago I put all of my money and liquid assets into videotape rewind machines.
Time is one of my most valuable assets.
Sitting in stillness has got to be the greatest asset I have in terms of attaining happiness.
If you're an investor, you're looking on what the asset is going to do, if you're a speculator, you're commonly focusing on what the price of the object is going to do, and that's not our game.
One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value.
Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.
I have some assets that over time will be worth something. I've been in the process of selling others.
We attracted a lot of market timers and asset allocators. I don't need those. . . amateurs in my fund.
EFR entered into an agreement to sell some noncore assets for $2. 05M.
Remember, your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put into it.