Prosperity Quotes
Professor on July 16th, 2008
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Woody Allen Quotes
“My success has allowed me to strike out with a higher class of women.” Woody Allen
“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” Woody Allen
Mario Andretti Quotes
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” Mario Andretti - race car driver
Aeschylus Quotes
“Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend’s success without envy.” Aeschylus
“When a man is willing and eager, the gods join in.” Aeschylus
Bible Quotes
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth
- Deuteronomy 8:18
“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”
- Proverbs 24:3-4:
Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
- Proverbs 13:11
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
- Proverbs 17:16
Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
- Ecclesiastes 10:19
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
- Isaiah 55:2
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 25:14-30
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
- Proverbs 8:18-21
Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 10:2-4
The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
- Proverbs 10:22
There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless– a miserable business!
- Ecclesiastes 4:8
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
- Psalm 37:21
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
- NIV, 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Buddha Quotes
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
- Buddha
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
- Buddha
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
- Buddha
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
- Buddha
A jug fills drop by drop.
- Buddha
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
- Buddha
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
- Buddha
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
- Buddha
He is able who thinks he is able.
- Buddha
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
- Buddha
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
- Buddha
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
- Buddha
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
- Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
- Buddha
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
- Buddha
Laing Burns Jr. Quotes
“Possession of the ball is the key to winning in football, basketball, and the game of life.”
Laing Burns, Jr.
“Success often comes to those who have the aptitude to see way down the road.” Laing Burns, Jr.
“There’s no limit to what a man can achieve, if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.” Laing Burns, Jr.
Warren Buffett Quotes
In my adult business life I have never had to make a choice of trading between professional and personal. I tap-dance to work, and when I get there it’s tremendous fun.- Warren Buffett
I have simple pleasures. I play bridge online for 12 hours a week. Bill and I play, he’s “chalengr” and I’m “tbone”. - Warren Buffett
I just naturally want to do things that make sense. In my personal life too, I don’t care what other rich people are doing. I don’t want a 405 foot boat just because someone else has a 400 foot boat. - Warren Buffett
“I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.” - Warren Buffett
The best way to own common stocks is through an index fund. - Warren Buffett
I was lucky to have the right heroes. Tell me who your heroes are and I’ll tell you how you’ll turn out to be. The qualities of the one you admire are the traits that you, with a little practice, can make your own, and that, if practiced, will become habit-forming. - Warren Buffett
If you’re doing something you love, you’re more likely to put your all into it, and that generally equates to making money. - Warren Buffett
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
Warren Buffett
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
Warren Buffett
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.
Warren Buffett
I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
Warren Buffett
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
Warren Buffett
It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.
Warren Buffett
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
Warren Buffett
Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.
Warren Buffett
Risk is a part of God’s game, alike for men and nations.
Warren Buffett
Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
Warren Buffett
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
Warren Buffett
The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
Warren Buffett
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
Warren Buffett
Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett
We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.
Warren Buffett
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”.
Warren Buffett
You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.
Warren Buffett
Success and Prosperity Quotes
Warren Buffett
In my adult business life I have never had to make a choice of trading between professional and personal. I tap-dance to work, and when I get there it’s tremendous fun.- Warren Buffett
I have simple pleasures. I play bridge online for 12 hours a week. Bill and I play, he’s “chalengr” and I’m “tbone”. - Warren Buffett
I just naturally want to do things that make sense. In my personal life too, I don’t care what other rich people are doing. I don’t want a 405 foot boat just because someone else has a 400 foot boat. - Warren Buffett
“I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.” - Warren Buffett
The best way to own common stocks is through an index fund. - Warren Buffett
I was lucky to have the right heroes. Tell me who your heroes are and I’ll tell you how you’ll turn out to be. The qualities of the one you admire are the traits that you, with a little practice, can make your own, and that, if practiced, will become habit-forming. - Warren Buffett
If you’re doing something you love, you’re more likely to put your all into it, and that generally equates to making money. - Warren Buffett
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
Warren Buffett
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
Warren Buffett
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.
Warren Buffett
I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here.
Warren Buffett
I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
Warren Buffett
I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
Warren Buffett
I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.
Warren Buffett
If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.
Warren Buffett
If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
Warren Buffett
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
Warren Buffett
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
Warren Buffett
It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.
Warren Buffett
It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
Warren Buffett
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
Warren Buffett
Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.
Warren Buffett
Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.
Warren Buffett
Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.
Warren Buffett
Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.
Warren Buffett
Our favorite holding period is forever.
Warren Buffett
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett
Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.
Warren Buffett
Risk is a part of God’s game, alike for men and nations.
Warren Buffett
Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
Warren Buffett
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
Warren Buffett
The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
Warren Buffett
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.
Warren Buffett
The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth.
Warren Buffett
The only time to buy these is on a day with no “y” in it.
Warren Buffett
The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves-and the better the teacher, the better the student body.
Warren Buffett
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
Warren Buffett
Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.
Warren Buffett
Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett
We believe that according the name ‘investors’ to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a ‘romantic.’
Warren Buffett
We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.
Warren Buffett
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
Warren Buffett
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”.
Warren Buffett
Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.
Warren Buffett
You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.
Warren Buffett
Dale Carnegie Quotes
“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”
-Dale Carnegie
Winston Churchill Quotes
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
~Winston Churchill
Confucius Quotes
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
- Confucius
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- Confucius
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
- Confucius
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
- Confucius
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot.
- Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
- Confucius
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
- Confucius
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
- Confucius
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
- Confucius
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
- Confucius
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
- Confucius
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
- Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
- Confucius
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
- Confucius
Albert Einstein Quotes
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
~Albert Einstein
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry Ford Quotes
An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
Henry Ford
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
Henry Ford
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.
Henry Ford
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
Henry Ford
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
Henry Ford
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Henry Ford
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.
Henry Ford
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
Henry Ford
I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say definitely what is and what is not possible.
Henry Ford
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
Henry Ford
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.
Henry Ford
If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.
Henry Ford
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
Henry Ford
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
Henry Ford
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.
Henry Ford
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Henry Ford
The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
Henry Ford
There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.
Henry Ford
There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
Henry Ford
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
Henry Ford
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
Henry Ford
What’s right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.
Henry Ford
Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.
Henry Ford
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford
You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don’t seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.
Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
Henry Ford quote
“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.”
Henry Ford quote
“The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence.”
Henry Ford quote
“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time.”
Henry Ford quote
Mao Tse-Tung Quotes
“We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.”
Mao Tse-Tung
“The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship”
Mao Tse-Tung
“If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.”
Mao Tse-Tung
“In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements”
Mao Tse-Tung
Working hard does not necessarily guarantee success, but quitting guarantees failure.
-Mao Tse Tung
Joe Paterno Quotes
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won’t taste good. ~Joe Paterno
Jim Rohn Quotes
If you care at all, you’ll get some results. If you care enough, you’ll get incredible results.
Jim Rohn
Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.
Jim Rohn
We can have more than we’ve got because we can become more than we are.
Jim Rohn
The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. That is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.
Jim Rohn
Brian Tracy Quotes
Today the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears.
–Brian Tracy
Zig Ziglar Quotes
The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won’t work - if you won’t.
Zig Ziglar
Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.
Zig Ziglar
Miscellaneous Author Quotes
As you climb the ladder of success, be sure it’s leaning against the right building.
~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
If at first you don’t succeed, you’re running about average.
~M.H. Alderson
What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.
~Gene Fowler
We never know, believe me, when we have succeeded best.
~Miguel de Unamuno, Essays and Soliloquies, 1925 Sometimes
I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
~Lily Tomlin
I couldn’t wait for success… so I went ahead without it.
~Jonathan Winters
There is no point at which you can say, “Well, I’m successful now. I might as well take a nap.” ~Carrie Fisher
Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
~David Frost
Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.
~Author Unknown
“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.”
– Bruce Barton
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.”
- Thomas J. Watson
“The successful always has a number of projects planned, to which he looks forward. Anyone of them could change the course of his life overnight.”
-Mark Caine
“There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.”
- Christopher Morley
“Success doesn’t come to you…you go to it.”Marva Collins
“Success is a journey, not a destination.” Ben Sweetland
“No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” Charles Kendall Adams
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.” Swedish Proverb
“Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue - these are the means of success, not caste or family.” Mahabharata
“Unless you’re willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t happen.” Phillip Adams
“Failure seems to be regarded as the one unpardonable crime, success as the all-redeeming virtue, the acquisition of wealth as the single worthy aim of life. The hair-raising revelations of skullduggery and grand-scale thievery merely incite others to surpass by yet bolder outrages and more corrupt combinations.” Charles Francis Adams II
“Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life - but what we do about what happens to us.” George Allen
“He who is silent is forgotten; he who does not advance falls back; he who stops is overwhelmed; out distanced, crushed; he who ceases t grow becomes smaller; he who leaves off, gives up; the condition of standing still is the beginning of the end.” Henri Frédéric Amiel
“Asked what his secret was for lasting so long and being so successful as the president of Yale University, Dr. James R. Angell explained: “Grow antennae, not horns.”
Dr. James Rowland Angell
“A most important key to successful leadership is your ability to direct and challenge the very best that is in those whom you lead.” Anonymous
The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.
–Unknown
Possessions are a gift from God. They are not inherently evil, nor are possessions irrelevant to God — if they were, then why the commandment, “Thou shalt not steal?”
–Dr. Laura Schlessinger
