“I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.” WantFeelsHardSportsPiecesTalentHard WorkCompetingEquipment Author:Oscar Pistorius
“The problem is that neither the M1 nor the M60 or indeed neither any tank, has sufficient ground pressure to drive a [bulldozer] blade into even marginally hard ground. They are not bulldozers, they are tanks, whether you are talking about the M1 or the M60's. So if you are going to dig in a tank, you need to have some kind of equipment.” IfsNeedsKindHardProblemTalkingPressureSufficientEquipmentBladesTanksBulldozers Author:Frank Carlucci
“One metric catches people. We prefer businesses that drown in cash. An example of a different business is construction equipment. You work hard all year and there is your profit sitting in the yard. We avoid businesses like that. We prefer those that can write us a check at the end of the year.” PeopleWritingYearsDifferentEndsHardExampleHard WorkSittingProfitChecksConstructionCashYardsEquipmentMetrics Author:Charlie Munger