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“I am a huge, huge, huge fan of index funds. They are the investor’s best friend and Wall Street’s worst nightmare.”
Source : Jonathan Clements (2003). “You've Lost It, Now What?: How to Beat the Bear Market and Still Retire on Time”, Portfolio (Hardcover)
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“In the common run of mankind, for one that is wise and good you find ten of a contrary character.”
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“Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.”
Source : M.J. Ryan (2007). “Giving Thanks: The Gifts of Gratitude”, p.15, Conari Press
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“The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... It is the picture you have of yourself - the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.”
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“The greatest choice we have is to think before we act and then take action toward our life goals every day. Our problems result not only from our lack of action, but from our action without thought.”
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“The resilience and the resourcefulness of people to make a better life, to survive, to give their children something better than they had, is so inspiring. I look at how hard it must be to get up every day and fight that battle and I think, Wow, anything I'm doing just has to be in service.”
Source : "Kathy Calvin | President/CEO of United Nations Foundation". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
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“I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it.”
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“In our resolve to build a better world... we seek to summon what Abraham Lincoln called the better angels of our nature.”