“I think the celebrity author trend reflects, at least in part, the growing influence of marketing departments at publishing companies. The emphasis becomes on the easy sell, as opposed to finding the best quality and writing and illustrating. There are exceptions (I like John Lithgow's stuff, for example), but a lot of it is putrid, and the best of it is often ghostwritten. Save the ink. Save the trees. Save our brain cells.” ThinkingWritingEasyStuffBrainQualityCompanyGrowingTreeInfluenceExampleFindingsSellsMarketingCellsDepartmentExceptionTrendsPublishingEmphasisInkBrain CellsIllustrating Author:Jabari Asim
“Even in those earlier times, finding the really outstanding companies and staying with them through all the fluctuations of a gyrating market proved far more profitable to far more people than did the more colorful practice of trying to buy them cheap and sell them dear.” PeopleTryingCompanyPracticeFindingsSellsInvestingDearStayingProfitableOutstandingColorfulFluctuation Author:Philip Arthur Fisher
“You have to remember that Hollywood is in the business of making movies that they can sell tickets to, they're not in the business of finding great roles for actors.” RememberActorsRolesFindingsHollywoodSellsTickets Author:Julianne Moore
“I'm finding that everything sells. I've been toying with the fact that I have this big giant glass jar with the metal screw lid on it that's full of ribbons and memorabilia from conventions and stuff. I've got buttons and I have all of my Walt Disney Mickey Mouse credit cards. I'm wondering in my old age if anyone would pay for a credit card with Mickey Mouse on it issued to me. I wonder if anyone would pay anything for that?” IfsFactsBigsAgeStuffPayWonderFindingsSellsGlassesCreditOld AgeCardsGiantsMetalsConventionsButtonsMiceScrewsCredit CardJarsWaltRibbonsMickeyMemorabilia Author:Mike Royer
“J.P. Morgan once had a friend who was so worried about his stock holdings that he could not sleep at night. The friend asked, 'What should I do about my stocks?' Morgan replied, 'Sell down to your sleeping point' Every investor must decide the trade-off he or she is willing to make between eating well and sleeping well. High investment rewards can only be achieved at the cost of substantial risk-taking. So what is your sleeping point? Finding the answer to this question is one of the most important investment steps you must take.” ShouldWellsImportantNightSleepAnswersStepsRiskWillingCostFindingsEatingTradeSellsInvestmentRewardsWorriedInvestorsShould IRisk-takingTrade OffsEating Well Author:Burton Malkiel
“Companies made these decisions about encryption when they were finding it very difficult to sell their products overseas because the [Edward] Snowden disclosures created the impression that the U.S. government was inside this hardware and software produced by them. They needed to do something to deal with the perception.” MadeGovernmentDifficultDecisionDealsCompanyProductsNeededFindingsPerceptionSellsImpressionSoftwareHardwareDisclosureSnowdenEncryption Author:Michael Morell
“What is entrepreneurship, after all? Bigness is not the issue. Poor people are the ones who take challenges every day. The guy who sells a hot dog on the street is as much an entrepreneur as anyone else. Getting his $50 loan to start could be as difficult as finding $50 million for someone else. All people are entrepreneurs.” PeopleGuyDifficultChallengesPoorMillionsIssuesStreetsDogFindingsHotSellsEntrepreneurEntrepreneurshipPoor PeopleLoanHot Dog Author:Muhammad Yunus
“Start finding future clients before you have anything to sell them. Get to know these people as friends, not potential customers.” PeopleKnowsFindingsSellsCustomersClients Author:Keith Ferrazzi
“I had to pay an incredible amount to get insured on it and, after a couple of weeks of driving it around, I realised it wasn't quite my style. I'm not flash by any means but a bright red Ferrari is a definite head-turner and I hated that. It was also incredibly impractical, particularly when it came to finding space for a friend or for my tennis bag, so I decided to sell it after a few months.” MeanSpacePayWeekStyleMonthsAmountCoupleFindingsRedDecidedSellsIncrediblesDrivingHatedTennisBagsFlashDefiniteRealisedFerrariTurner Author:Andy Murray
“Everything that I've gone through since the end of 2010, from me finding out about my financial adviser stealing, mismanaging my money - that affected everything, from child support, mortgages, to me having to sell my properties, me being in and out of court trying to modify my child support. It's a lot to deal with at one time.” TryingChildrenEndsDealsSupportGoneFindingsSellsCourtPropertyFinancialStealingMy ChildrenAffectedOne TimeMortgageAdviser Author:Terrell Owens