Investment Quotes
The longing for a very garish kind of success seems as widespread among writers as among investment bankers.
Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.
They really can’t afford to be contrarians. A major investment house can’t afford to do research for five customers who won’t generate a lot of commissions.
Creating investment, growing the economy and creating jobs is what this government wants to do.
If I do not do sensible things about investments I shall spend my old age in a workhouse, where nobody will understand my jokes.
You should have an investment thesis that essentially says why you think this is potentially a good idea.
It's useful to be able to recognize whether you're on track or not. To have that belief, but also paranoia about am I tracking against my investment thesis.
I think that it's an inexact science, but the trick is this: not to quit on anything too soon. All of this takes time. It's an investment.
Economic research demonstrates that tax dollars spent in early childhood development provide extraordinary return on investment-16% for high quality programs
As with all politically lead governments, foreign investment is the slowest in the media section. Politicians are somewhat paranoid about the media but we still think it's worthwhile.
Emerging investors want to invest differently. They want to have their dollars - their investment dollars - do double duty.
Having clients with a long-term orientation is crucial. Nothing else is as important to the success of an investment firm.
Postwar U.S. was the world's leader in science and technology. The investment in science research was staggering.
It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence.
This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life—investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute.
You can't have personal investors anymore because it's too expensive, so you have to have corporate investment or a lot of rich people.
A game that a lot of critics like is not necessarily a game that enough players like to be able to make back an investment of tens of millions of dollars.
Neither one of us could be sure we'd get our money back on this investment, but we just wanted to have company of our own for once because we were best friends.
Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt.
It is very important to have a correct socio-economic development forecast and plan, in which inflation being a vital investment factor should be the key indicator
We don't make the investments we need to make, the sector fails to innovate, and then we conclude that it can't innovate.
The levels of technology investment in the energy sciences pales compared to the kinds of investment we make in the computer and bio-sciences.
The engagements with the International Investment Council have developed in a very interesting way. It is, again, the point I raised at the beginning.
If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.
Now, Social Security through the years, for many many people, has been a terrible investment. It's really a tax, that's all it is. Social Security is a tax.
You'll find that there will be an investment for every season, but there will be no investment for all seasons.
Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
Screw up often; but screw up ahead of everybody else, and than learn as much, and than use it to make subsequent investments.
If you're a retail investor, you have set aside some of your hard-earned money for investment or to create a nest egg, for your kids or family.
Most business schools are geared toward churning out investment bankers and management consultants.
The decision on the right balance between competition and investment can no longer be solely a national issue.
South Korea's investment in Russia has not been smooth, ... Korea had planned to carry out 126 investment projects worth 273 million, but in reality, only 91 projects worth 137 million are under way.
With each investment you make, you should have the courage and the conviction to place at least ten per cent of your net worth in that stock
So if you are evaluating others (or yourself!) in the investment field, think out some standards - apply them - interpret them.
We make investment decisions based on our evaluation of the most profitable combination of probabilities.
We will prosper or suffer in controlled investments in relation to the operating performances of our businesses - we will not attempt to profit by playing various games in the securities markets.
It takes 150 years to build an investment bank and only five minutes to convince you to sell me preferred stock in it at a 10% interest rate.
Market price, while used exclusively to value our investments in minority positions, is not a relevant factor when applied to our controlling interests.
SUPPOSE that an investor you admire and trust comes to you with an investment idea. This is a good one, he says enthusiastically. I'm in it, and I think you should be, too.