Jed > Jed's Quotes

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“Never let your failures go to your heart or your successes go to your head.”
― Soichiro Honda

“If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.”
― Soichiro Honda

“Success is 99 percent failure

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― Soichiro Honda

“Before I met Mr. Shoaff, I used to ask, “How much does it cost?” But he taught me to ask, “What is it worth?” When I started to base my life on value instead of price, all kinds of things began to happen.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“There is an old saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention". How true! With that in mind, always work on your reasons first and the answers second”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Whether we are working to improve our health, wealth, personal achievement, or professional enterprise, the difference between triumphant success or bitter failure lies in the degree of our commitment to seek out, study, and apply those half-dozen things”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“What kind of person will you have to become to get all you want? In fact, why not write down a few thoughts on this in your notebook or journal. Write down the kinds of skills you’ll need to develop and the knowledge you’ll need to gain. The answers will give you some new goals for personal development.Remember this rule: Income Rarely Exceeds Personal Development.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Another way to regain control of your day is this: When you work, work; and when you play, play. Mixing the two never works. All you end up doing is cheating yourself both ways. If you work and play at the same time, you’ll miss the joy that comes from great accomplishment and the complete release that is the gift of pure play.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Another good time to reflect is at the end of major periods such as a week, a month, or a year. At the end of the week take a few hours for reflection to ponder the events of the past seven days. At the end of a month take a day. And at the end of a year take a week”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Have you ever thought of life this way? That’s how it can become productive and ever-exciting. Don’t just live another year. Instead, gather up the years and invest them in the next one. Don’t just have another conversation. Instead, gather up all your past conversations and invest them in your next one.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“You want to really do well? Then stretch your thirty minutes to a full hour. But at least spend thirty minutes. Oh yes, here’s one more thing: Don’t miss. Miss a meal, but not your thirty minutes of learning. All of us can afford to miss a few meals, but none of us can afford to lose out on ideas, examples, and inspiration.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Remember this rule: INCOME RARELY EXCEEDS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. That’s why all of us must subject ourselves to self-examination.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“This same concept also applies to money. Don’t spend major money on minor things, and, conversely, don’t spend minor money on major things. Some people spend a fortune on food for their bodies and very little on food for their minds. If you spend more on candy than on inspirational books and tapes, that would be foolish, right?”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“If you make money your love and you pursue affluence to the exclusion of or at the expense of other values, you have lost, not won.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Let me give you the definition of “rich” and “poor.” Poor people spend their money and save what’s left. Rich people save their money and spend what’s left. It’s the same amount of money — just a different philosophy.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“Grandparents should not have to say, “I’ve worked all my life and now I need help.” They should be able to say, “I’ve worked all my life; now I can help.”
― Jim Rohn, 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

“But investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

“As the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard noted, life can only be understood backwards—but it must be lived forwards.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

“People who invest make money for themselves; people who speculate make money for their brokers.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

“Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars’ worth of groceries. Today, a five-year-old can do it. —Henny Youngman”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

“plant trees that other men will sit under.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

“If the reason people invest is to make money, then in seeking advice they are asking others to tell them how to make money. That idea has some element of naïveté.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor