“Don't be overly concerned about your heirs. Usually, unearned funds do them more harm than good.” Quote by Gerald M. Loeb
“I once read about a meeting of economists who agreed that if their forecasts were 33 1/3 % correct, that was considered a high mark in their profession. Well, of course, I know you cannot invest in securities successfully with odds like that against you if you place dependence solely upon judgement as to the right securities to own and the right time or price to buy them. Then, too, I read somewhere about the man who described an economist as resembling ‘a professor of anatomy who was still a virgin.’” IfsKnowsMenWellsStillsCoursesSecurityHe ManMarkMeetingsProfessionJudgementProfessorsOddsDependenceVirginsEconomistRight TimeAnatomyForecasts Author:Gerald M. Loeb
“Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers.” ImportantArtistVoiceRocksDevelopmentPerformersSongwritersRock And RollBreakthroughGuitaristChuckBerries Author:Cub Koda
“Elvis may have fueled rock & roll's imagery, but Chuck Berry was its heartbeat and original mindset.” MayRocksOriginalsMindsetImageryHeartbeatChuckBerries Author:Cub Koda
“Has the God who made the white man and the black left any record declaring us a different species? Are we not sustained by the same power, supported by the same food. . . . And should we not then enjoy the same liberty. . .?” MenShouldMadeDifferentLeftEnjoyBlackWhiteLibertyRecordsSpeciesWhite ManDeclaring Author:James Forten
“Our country asserts for itself the glory of being the freest upon the surface of the globe... but one dark spot still dimmed its lustre. Domestic slavery existed among a people who had themselves disdained to submit to a master.” PeopleStillsCountryDarkMastersGlorySlaverySurfaceOur CountrySpotsSubmitGlobes Author:James Forten
“Guys would take runs at me even if I didn't have the puck. [On one occasion] my coach told me that the other team were told to hit number 21 as hard as they could the first period, so we switched jerseys.” IfsFirstsHardRunningGuyNumbersTeamPeriodsCoachesOccasionsJerseyPuck Author:Cammi Granato
“Women are playing [hockey] because they love it, not because they’re trying to be a woman in a man’s game.” MenTryingGamesHockeyPlaying Hockey Author:Cammi Granato
“Great execution is at least 10 times more important and a 100 times harder than a good idea.” ImportantIdeasHarderGood IdeasExecution Author:Sam Altman
“You need someone that behaves like James Bond more than you need someone that is an expert in some particular domain.” NeedsTeamParticularBehaveExpertsDomain Author:Sam Altman