quotes by Jim Rogers

"Those who can not adjust to change will be swept aside by it. Those who recognize change and react accordingly will benefit."
— Jim Rogers (A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing)

"If anybody laughs at your idea, view it as a sign of potential success!"
— Jim Rogers (A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing)

"Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundred years. The world will continue changing."
— Jim Rogers (A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing)

"Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob."
— Jim Rogers (A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing)

"Beware of all politicians everywhere. They excelled at recess when they were in school but have excelled at little since."
— Jim Rogers (A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing)

"If everyone saw himself as a citizen of the world rather than of his town, city or country, the world would be a more peaceful, better place where success in all forms is abundant and available to all. (A Gift to My Children)"
— Jim Rogers

"Common sense? Not so common. Most perceived wisdom is a misconception."
— Jim Rogers (A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing)

"Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it sounds basically true and it tends to be reinforced by both their peers and opinion leaders, many of whome have never looked at whether the facts support the received wisdom. It's a basic fact of life that many things "everybody knows" turn out to be wrong."
— Jim Rogers