“Though business conditions may change, corporations and securities may change, and financial institutions and regulations may change, human nature remains the same. Thus the important and difficult part of sound investment, which hinges upon the investor's own temperament and attitude, is not much affected by the passing years.” YearsHumansMayImportantDifficultSoundAttitudeConditionsSecurityHuman NatureInstitutionsRemainsInvestmentFinancialPassingPassingsCorporationsAffectedInvestorsRegulationTemperamentHingesFinancial Institutions Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
“Yesterday during a speech on national security, Jeb Bush mispronounced Boko Haram and got confused between Iran and Iraq. When reached for comment, his brother George W. said, 'He sure sounds presidentiary to me.'” SaidSoundSecurityBrotherSpeechIraqYesterdayConfusedIranCommentNational SecurityBoko HaramHaram Author:Conan O'Brien
“America has invested her religion as well as her morality in sound income-paying securities. She has adopted the unassailable position of a nation blessed because it deserves to be blessed; and her sons, whatever other theologies they may affect or disregard, subscribe unreservedly to this national creed.” WellsMayAmericaNationsSoundUnited StatesSecurityPositionSonMoralityDeserveBlessedIncomeTheologyCreedsAdoptedDisregardBeing Blessed Author:Agnes Repplier
“We believe that our truly urgent need is to make our nation secure, our economy strong and our dollar sound. For every American this matter of the sound dollar is crucial. Without a sound dollar, every American family would face a renewal of inflation, an ever-increasing cost of living, the withering away of savings and life insurance policies.” NeedsBelieveMatterFacesStrongNationsSoundEconomySecurityPolicyCostDollarsSecureSavingCrucialInflationRenewalUrgentSavingsAmerican FamilyWitheringCost Of LivingInsurance PolicyLife Insurance Policy Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The determining trait of the enterprising (or active, or aggressive) investor is his willingness to devote time and care to the selection of securities that are both sound and more attractive than the average.” CareSoundSecurityInvestingAverageActiveAttractiveWillingnessAggressiveInvestorsTraitsSelectionEnterprising Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
“It is our argument that a sufficiently low price can turn a security of mediocre quality into a sound investment opportunity - provided that the buyer is informed and experienced and he practices adequate diversification. For, if the price is low enough to create a substantial margin of safety, the security thereby meets our criterion of investment.” IfsEnoughTurnsOpportunitySoundQualityPracticeSecurityLowsArgumentSafetyInvestmentInvestingMediocreAdequateCriteriaMarginsBuyersDiversification Author:Benjamin Graham
“If the choice is given to us of liberty or security, we must scorn the latter with the proper contempt of free man and the sound judgment of wise men who know that liberty and security are not incompatible in the lives of honest men.” IfsKnowsMenChoicesGivenSoundLibertyWiseHonestSecurityJudgmentLatterContemptScornFree ManHonest ManSound Judgment Author:James Farley