“Investors... can't pick stocks that are better than average. Stocks are a good thing to own over time. There's only two things you can do wrong: You can buy the wrong ones, and you can buy or sell them at the wrong time. And the truth is you never need to sell them.” NeedsTwoCan DoTruth IsPicksSellsGood ThingsInvestingAverageTwo ThingsInvestorsWrong Time Author:Warren Buffett
“... skepticism about past returns is crucial. The truth is, much as you may wish you could know which funds will be hot, you can't - and neither can the legions of advisers and publications that claim they can. That's why building a portfolio around index funds isn't really settling for average. It's just refusing to believe in magic.” KnowsBelieveMayPastWishMagicBuildingReturnTruth IsClaimsHotInvestingAverageSettlingFundCrucialSkepticismWish YouPublicationAdviserLegionPortfoliosIndex Funds Author:Bethany McLean
“The truth is not that the problem is the newsroom does not understand capitalism. The problem is that the front office does not understand journalism. The problem is not that the average reporter does not understand what it is that's necessary to make the payroll, to make the good edifice, to make the thing that he wants. It is that in fact those who control too many of the edifices have actually come to believe that Wall Street has wisdom, and that that wisdom should instruct our business.” WantShouldBelieveDoeFactsProblemStreetsFrontsWallTruth IsOfficeCapitalismAverageJournalismReportersEdificePayrollFront Office Author:Hodding Carter III
“Ed "The Truth Is Illegal" Markey responded to Teamster support for ANWR by dismissively sniffing, it was only "one issue." Luckily, the Democrats have all those other issues dear to the heart of the average blue-collar worker: abortion on demand, gay marriage and taxpayer-funded crucifixes submerged in urine.” HeartSupportIssuesTruth IsGayDemandBlueDemocratWorkersDearAverageAbortionIllegalGay MarriageTaxpayersCollarsBlue CollarSubmergedSniffingBlue Collar WorkersAnwr Author:Ann Coulter
“I mean, let's take the average spouse. You know, you show up in an employer's, you know, office, and it's shown that you've changed jobs every two years. Well, to many employers that could be viewed as a red flag. But the truth is, is that you've made those moves because you're serving your country, and each time you've found a career, and you've been able to provide for your family, and you've continued to volunteer, and on and on and on.” KnowsYearsWellsMeanMadeTwoCountryShowsAbleJobsMovingFoundCareersChangedTruth IsOfficeRedAverageOur FamilyTwo YearsServingFlagsVolunteerSpouseEmployersRed FlagsYou've Changed Author:Michelle Obama
“The average American thinks billionaire investors are going to be right based on some talking head. They invest and they have no backup plan. Americans think these guys are giant risk-takers. The truth is they believe in taking as little risk as humanly possible, for the maximum amount of upside. They're looking for that spread of disproportionate risk-reward.” ThinkingBelieveLittlesGuyTalkingPlansRiskAmountTruth IsRewardsAverageSpreadGiantsInvestorsMaximumBillionaireBackupTalking HeadsBackup Plan Author:Tony Robbins
“But truth be told, I'm not as dour-looking as I would like. I'm stuck with this round, sweetie-pie face, tiny heart-shaped lips, the daintiest dimples, and apple cheeks so rosy I appear in a perpetual blush. At five foot four, I barely squeak by average height. And then there's my voice: straight out of second grade. I come across so young and innocent and harmless that I have been carded for buying maple syrup. Tourists feel more safe approaching me for directions, telemarketers always ask if my mother is home, and waitresses always, always call me 'Hon.” IfsFeelsHeartHas BeensHomeFacesYoungMotherAsksVoiceFiveFourFeetTruth IsSafeRoundsLipsAverageTinyStuckInnocentHeightApplesBuyingGradesCall MePerpetualCheeksPieTouristsWaitressRosyMapleTruth Be ToldSyrupDimplesMaple Syrup Author:Sarah Vowell