"It's like giving up a belief in Santa Claus."

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Source : "401(k) Participants Need an 'Arab Spring'" by Dan Solin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 24, 2011.

Burton Malkiel

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“I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. Iâ€™d break my wifeâ€™s legs if I played against her, but Iâ€™d never cheat her.”
“You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.”

Source : Interview with Iman Baghai, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 21, 2012.
“Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn't even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven.”
“This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.”
“Think about it. For the sake of fame, men will risk great dangers. They put themselves in the jaws of death more than for their children. For fame, they will spend their money like water and work their fingers to the bone. Have you not observed this in your own home?”
“Nearly all institutions, it might be said, are based on signs, but these signs do not directly evoke things.”
“Every idea is my last. I feel sure of it. So, I try to do the best with each as it comes and that's where my responsibility ends. But I just don't wait for ideas. I look for them. Constantly. And if I don't use the ideas that I find, they're going to quit showing up.”
“Whenever you surrender the most precious areas of your life to GOD, it's like trading in a pile of worthless pebbles for a truckload of priceless jewels.”

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