Investment Quotes

Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.

A nation with a strong defence industry will not only be more secure. It will also reap rich economic benefits - it can boost investment, expand manufacturing, support enterprise, raise the technology level and increase economic growth in the country.

Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.

Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.

There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.

Don't pass up something that's attractive today because you think you will find something way more attractive tomorrow.

Sound investing can make you very wealthy if you're not in too big a hurry.

The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd.

Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless.

Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. Once you are above the level of 25; once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.

Other guys read Playboy. I read annual report

All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.

It is more important to say "no" to an opportunity, than to say "yes".

When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

Buy a business, don't rent stocks.

Investing is laying out money now to get more money back in the future.

A great investment opportunity occurs when a marvelous business encounters a one-time huge, but solvable problem.

Basically, the single-most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power.

Don't invest in pieces of papers (stocks), invest in great businesses underlying them.

Buy companies with strong histories of profitability and with a dominant business franchise.