“In most cases the favorable price performance will be accompanied by a well-defined improvement in the average earnings, in the dividend, and in the balance-sheet position. Thus in the long run the market test and the ordinary business test of a successful equity commitment tend to be largely identical.” WellsLongRunningCasesSuccessfulPositionBalanceOrdinaryCommitmentTestsPerformancesAverageImprovementDefinedLong RunsEarningSheetsEquityIdenticalDividendsBalance Sheets Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
“In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time.” CasesEconomyPositionBalanceEnron Author:Kenneth Lay
“New York was something like a circus performer walking a tightrope an juggling at the same time....It could barely maintain its position, but an movement would tip the whole balance.” WholeNew YorkMovementPositionBalanceWalkingPerformersCircusJuggling Author:John Lindsay
“The gut-check message is do we have the right balance in our culture? Or are we in a position where hero worship and winning at all costs has subordinated our core values?” ValuesCultureWinningPositionHeroBalanceCostWorshipMessagesCoreChecksGutsCore ValuesHero Worship Author:Mark Emmert
“The best doctors found a middle position where they were neither overwhelmed by their feelings nor estranged from them. That was the most difficult position of all, and the precise balance - neither too detached nor too caring - was something few learned.” FeelingsFoundDifficultMiddlePositionBalanceDoctorsCaringPreciseOverwhelmedDetached Book:Travels Source: Travels
“Tight end is one of the hardest positions to play in football. It's right up there with quarterback and cornerback. You have to have the skills of a wide receiver and the strength of an offensive lineman, and it's not easy to balance those two.” TwoEndsPlayEasyPositionFootballBalanceSkillsWideHardestOffensiveQuarterbackReceiverLinemanOffensive LinemanWide Receiver Author:Tony Gonzalez
“Some if it may seem hokey to some people, but if you traveled where I've traveled, done what I've done and seen the results that I've been getting, then you understand where I'm coming from. Playing in a football game is like being in 30-40 car accidents. You can find yourself in awkward positions. That stuff takes its toll. But if you take advantage of health care, balance your body back out, put it back where its supposed to be, you function better, and you recover faster.” PeopleIfsMayDoneBodySeemsCareGamesStuffResultsCarPositionFootballBalanceAdvantageFunctionAccidentsYour BodySupposed To BeHealth CareFasterFinding YourselfBe YouAwkwardTraveledTollsFootball GameCar Accident Author:Emmitt Smith
“Politicians and bureaucrats clearly have no idea how complicated markets are. Every day people make countless tradeoffs, in all areas of life, based on subjective value judgements and personal information as they delicately balance their interests, needs and wants. Who is in a better position than they to tailor those choices to best serve their purposes? Yet the politicians believe they can plan the medical market the way you plan a birthday party.” PeopleWayWantNeedsBelieveIdeasPurposeValuesChoicesInterestPartyPlansInformationPositionBalancePoliticianAreasComplicatedMedicalNo IdeaJudgementSubjectiveBureaucratsTailorsBirthday PartyNeeds And WantsPersonal Information Author:John Stossel
“Long term debt and bank debt (including off-balance sheet financing must be judiciously employed. There must be room to expand the debt position if required.” IfsLongTermRoomsPositionBalanceIncludingDebtLong TermSheetsEmployedFinancingBalance Sheets Author:Peter Cundill
“But every time new powers emerge they have to find their balance. New powers are emerging, old powers are declining. It's not that process that's dangerous, it's the emerging position that's dangerous.” ProcessDangerousPositionBalanceEmerging Author:George Friedman
“My position is that the rate should align with the level of economic development. Because it is always about a balance, a balance of interests, and it should reflect this balance. A balance between those who sell something across the border and those who benefit from a low rate, as well as a balance between the interests of those who buy, who need the rate to be higher. A balance between national producers, for example, agricultural producers who are interested in it.” NeedsShouldWellsInterestLevelsEconomicExamplePositionDevelopmentBalanceHigherBenefitsLowsSellsRateProducersBordersEconomic Development Author:Vladimir Putin