"When it comes to fund managers and market strategists, this year's hero usually turns into next year's zero."

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Source : William J. Bernstein (2009). “The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between”, John Wiley & Sons

William J. Bernstein

#Zero Quotes #Hero Quotes #Years Quotes

“Michael Cole loves me and I love it!”
“How does a weaker minority dominate a physically superior majority? In my research I learned that this is accomplished by destroying the slaveâ€™s mind. More effective than whips and guns was the simple act of outlawing the teaching of slaves to read and to write.”

Source : Kyle Baker (2015). “Nat Turner”, p.7, Abrams
“For me, it's often about consumption behavior. I focus my energy on understanding the heavy user. They are "odd" but hold opportunity. I ask: how do they use the product, what motivates them, how can we clone them.”
“We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country.”
“The happiest people among us are those who can sleep when they want to.”
“I have always believed that most large fortunes are made by men...who tumbled into a lucky opportunity. Hard work and attention to business are necessary, but they rarely result in achieving a large fortune. Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich, he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.”
“I detest those who deceive me...”

Source : Steve Berry (2015). “The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle”, p.72, Ballantine Books
“A house can have integrity, just like a person.”

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