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“I was reminded as I was reviewing my life, that I have been in too many conflicts, too many wars, political battles, military battles, civil strifes in government. And always one lesson stands out and that is, those whom you fight most passionately often turn out to be your best friends.”
Source : Extemporaneous speech at the Sixth Centennial Celebration of Islam in the Philippines, June 10, 1980.
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“A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.”
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“If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better.”
Source : Salman Rushdie, Michael Reder (2000). “Conversations with Salman Rushdie”, p.227, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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“It is little the sign of a wise or good man, to suffer temperance to be transgressed in order to purchase the repute of a generous entertainer.”
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“Art cannot be criticized because every mistake is a new creation”
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“As a mother, anything to do with my children, whether it's supporting their school or programs that support their education and enrichment. As a wife, anything that my husband is passionate about and helps to support. As a community member, anything that supports the Vail Valley, the place that I call home. As a friend of the founder and true believer in their mission, an organization called First Descents. They provide adventure camps to young adults and adults with cancer or who have survived cancer.”
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“We have a country that we have to take care of.”
Source : Source: www.politico.com
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“I've learned there's a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think it falls into the realm of behavioral finance.”
Source : "Legendary Short Seller Jim Chanos Shares The Method To His Madness" by Linette Lopez, www.businessinsider.com. May 10, 2012.