“But successful investors tend to be not too self-destructive. They tend to be patient, they tend not to follow the crowd, and they tend not to be too guilty about winning.” SelfWinningSuccessfulPatientCrowdsGuiltyDestructiveInvestorsBe PatientSelf Destructive Author:Andrew Tobias
“I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.” KnowsShouldStillsSchoolAsksNew YorkMagazinesAsk MeEditorsBusiness SchoolReceptionists Author:Andrew Tobias
“The best thing I have are 5 percent bonds from 1780, denominated from $1 to $20. As far as I can tell, they are obligations from the United States of America, so I should be able to walk down to the Federal Reserve and redeem the uncanceled ones. With 217 years of accrued interest, for a $20 bond, that's about $800,000.” ShouldYearsI CanStatesAbleAmericaInterestWalksUnitedUnited StatesPercentObligationBest ThingsReservesUnited States Of AmericaFederal Reserve Author:Andrew Tobias
“I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you the strength to do the right thing and behave the right way and overcome the mind.” IfsThinkingWayLifeGivingMindHeartBalanceOvercomingLive LifeBehaveRight ThingRight WayGood Place Author:Alexis Arguello
“Above all, you ask if the God of Christians forgives those who do not believe and who do not seek faith. Given the premise, and this is fundamental, that the mercy of God is limitless for those who turn to him with a sincere and contrite heart, the issue for the unbeliever lies in obeying his or her conscience.” IfsFirstsBelieveHeartChristianLyingTurnsAsksLimitsConscienceMercyFundamentalsForgivingAsk MeSincereBelieve In GodPremisesObeyingMercy Of God Author:Pope Francis
“There were no jobs created in America from 1945, when the war ended, through 2003. How could there be? Taxes were too high. Preposterously so under Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan (who left office with a 28 percent rate on long-term capital gains) and Bush the Elder.” LongWarJobsAmericaLeftTermTaxesOfficePercentGainsRateLong TermEldersCapital Gains Author:Andrew Tobias
“Becoming a mother doesn't always change every aspect of your personality.” MotherPersonalityBecomingAspectBecoming A Mother Author:Anna Torv