Top 100 Quotes on Finance, Money, and Investing

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Here are 100 quotes on finance and investing from some of the greatest investors and financial minds:

Warren Buffett (The Oracle of Omaha)

  1. “Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.”
  2. “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”
  3. “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
  4. “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
  5. “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.”

Benjamin Graham (Father of Value Investing)

  1. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
  2. “The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.”
  3. “The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns.”
  4. “In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.”
  5. “Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.”

Peter Lynch (Fidelity Magellan Fund Manager)

  1. “Know what you own, and know why you own it.”
  2. “The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.”
  3. “Behind every stock is a company. Find out what it’s doing.”
  4. “Time is on your side when you own shares of superior companies.”
  5. “If you stay half-alert, you can pick the spectacular performers right from your place of business or out of the neighborhood shopping mall.”

Charlie Munger (Buffett’s Partner at Berkshire Hathaway)

  1. “A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price.”
  2. “The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.”
  3. “Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your a**.”
  4. “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.”
  5. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.”

John Bogle (Founder of Vanguard Group)

  1. “The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs.”
  2. “Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!”
  3. “Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.”
  4. “The stock market is a giant distraction from the business of investing.”
  5. “In investing, you get what you don’t pay for.”

George Soros (Legendary Hedge Fund Manager)

  1. “Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux, and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.”
  2. “It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.”
  3. “The financial markets generally are unpredictable.”
  4. “The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around, and the bigger the upside.”
  5. “Invest first, investigate later.”

Ray Dalio (Founder of Bridgewater Associates)

  1. “He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.”
  2. “Diversify well. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
  3. “Pain plus reflection equals progress.”
  4. “The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist.”
  5. “Embrace reality and deal with it.”

Jesse Livermore (Pioneer of Speculation)

  1. “The stock market is never obvious. It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time.”
  2. “It is not the thinking that makes big money, it’s the sitting.”
  3. “Markets are never wrong, opinions often are.”
  4. “There is nothing new on Wall Street. Whatever happens today has happened before and will happen again.”
  5. “Speculation is an effort, probably unsuccessful, to turn a little money into a lot.”

Paul Tudor Jones (Hedge Fund Manager)

  1. “You adapt, evolve, compete, or die.”
  2. “Don’t focus on making money; focus on protecting what you have.”
  3. “At the end of the day, your success depends on your ability to manage risk.”
  4. “Every day I assume every position I have is wrong.”
  5. “Losers average losers.”

Philip Fisher (Growth Investing Pioneer)

  1. “The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.”
  2. “The successful investor is usually an individual who is inherently interested in business problems.”
  3. “If you’re prepared to invest in a company, you ought to be able to explain why in simple language.”
  4. “Do not follow the crowd.”
  5. “Great stocks are extremely hard to find. If they weren’t, then everyone would own them.”

Other Notable Investors

  1. “The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different.’” – Sir John Templeton
  2. “Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.” – Warren Buffett
  3. “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” – John Templeton
  4. “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” – Robert Arnott
  5. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” – Albert Einstein
  6. “Invest for the long haul. Don’t get too greedy, and don’t get too scared.” – Shelby M.C. Davis
  7. “The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” – Philip Fisher
  8. “An investor should act as though he had a lifetime decision card with just twenty punches on it.” – Warren Buffett
  9. “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” – John D. Rockefeller
  10. “Never depend on a single income. Make an investment to create a second source.” – Warren Buffett

  11. “There is no free lunch in investing.” – Peter Lynch
  12. “The key to wealth is to develop good habits, not to rely on luck.” – John Bogle
  13. “In investing, it’s not about how much you make, but how much you don’t lose.” – Charlie Munger
  14. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
  15. “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus
  16. “I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life until then.” – Warren Buffett
  17. “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” – Paul Samuelson
  18. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
  19. “The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.” – Warren Buffett
  20. “The stock market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.” – Warren Buffett
  21. “I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us.” – Dave Ramsey
  22. “It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.” – George Soros
  23. “Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.” – Jackie Mason
  24. “Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.” – Warren Buffett
  25. “If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.” – Warren Buffett
  26. “Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.” – Warren Buffett
  27. “You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” – Warren Buffett
  28. “If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out.” – Adam Smith
  29. “Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own.” – Baron Rothschild
  30. “The secret to wealth is not in working harder but in working smarter.” – Unknown
  31. “Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.” – P.T. Barnum
  32. “Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” – David Frost
  33. “Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.” – Benjamin Graham
  34. “Patience is the key to wealth.” – Warren Buffett
  35. “Buy what you know.” – Peter Lynch
  36. “Don’t just do something, stand there.” – David Dreman
  37. “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett
  38. “The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.” – Benjamin Graham
  39. “The market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett
  40. “In the world of investing, nothing is more important than having the discipline to stick to your principles.” – Howard Marks
  41. “It’s not about timing the market, it’s about time in the market.” – Unknown
  42. “An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a destination.” – Ralph Seger
  43. “Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.” – P.T. Barnum
  44. “The best investment you can make is in yourself.” – Warren Buffett
  45. “In investing, there’s no such thing as a one-way bet.” – Unknown
  46. “The goal of investing is not to minimize risk; the goal is to understand risk.” – Unknown
  47. “The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett
  48. “To succeed in investing, you need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.” – Unknown
  49. “A dollar invested today is worth more than a dollar invested tomorrow.” – Warren Buffett
  50. “It’s not about how much money you make. It’s about how much you keep.” – Robert Kiyosaki
  51. These quotes emphasize the importance of patience, knowledge, discipline, and long-term thinking in finance and investing.

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