
Here are 100 quotes on finance and investing from some of the greatest investors and financial minds:
Warren Buffett (The Oracle of Omaha)
- “Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.”
- “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”
- “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
- “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
- “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.”
Benjamin Graham (Father of Value Investing)
- “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
- “The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.”
- “The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns.”
- “In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.”
- “Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.”
Peter Lynch (Fidelity Magellan Fund Manager)
- “Know what you own, and know why you own it.”
- “The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.”
- “Behind every stock is a company. Find out what it’s doing.”
- “Time is on your side when you own shares of superior companies.”
- “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)
- “A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price.”
- “The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.”
- “Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your a**.”
- “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.”
- “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.”
John Bogle (Founder of Vanguard Group)
- “The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs.”
- “Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!”
- “Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.”
- “The stock market is a giant distraction from the business of investing.”
- “In investing, you get what you don’t pay for.”
George Soros (Legendary Hedge Fund Manager)
- “Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux, and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.”
- “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.”
- “The financial markets generally are unpredictable.”
- “The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around, and the bigger the upside.”
- “Invest first, investigate later.”
Ray Dalio (Founder of Bridgewater Associates)
- “He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.”
- “Diversify well. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
- “Pain plus reflection equals progress.”
- “The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist.”
- “Embrace reality and deal with it.”
Jesse Livermore (Pioneer of Speculation)
- “The stock market is never obvious. It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time.”
- “It is not the thinking that makes big money, it’s the sitting.”
- “Markets are never wrong, opinions often are.”
- “There is nothing new on Wall Street. Whatever happens today has happened before and will happen again.”
- “Speculation is an effort, probably unsuccessful, to turn a little money into a lot.”
Paul Tudor Jones (Hedge Fund Manager)
- “You adapt, evolve, compete, or die.”
- “Don’t focus on making money; focus on protecting what you have.”
- “At the end of the day, your success depends on your ability to manage risk.”
- “Every day I assume every position I have is wrong.”
- “Losers average losers.”
Philip Fisher (Growth Investing Pioneer)
- “The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.”
- “The successful investor is usually an individual who is inherently interested in business problems.”
- “If you’re prepared to invest in a company, you ought to be able to explain why in simple language.”
- “Do not follow the crowd.”
- “Great stocks are extremely hard to find. If they weren’t, then everyone would own them.”
Other Notable Investors
- “The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different.’” – Sir John Templeton
- “Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.” – Warren Buffett
- “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” – John Templeton
- “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” – Robert Arnott
- “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” – Albert Einstein
- “Invest for the long haul. Don’t get too greedy, and don’t get too scared.” – Shelby M.C. Davis
- “The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” – Philip Fisher
- “An investor should act as though he had a lifetime decision card with just twenty punches on it.” – Warren Buffett
- “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” – John D. Rockefeller
- “Never depend on a single income. Make an investment to create a second source.” – Warren Buffett
“There is no free lunch in investing.” – Peter Lynch- “The key to wealth is to develop good habits, not to rely on luck.” – John Bogle
- “In investing, it’s not about how much you make, but how much you don’t lose.” – Charlie Munger
- “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
- “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus
- “I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life until then.” – Warren Buffett
- “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
- “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
- “The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.” – Warren Buffett
- “The stock market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.” – Warren Buffett
- “I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us.” – Dave Ramsey
- “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
- “Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.” – Jackie Mason
- “Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.” – Warren Buffett
- “If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.” – Warren Buffett
- “Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.” – Warren Buffett
- “You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” – Warren Buffett
- “If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out.” – Adam Smith
- “Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own.” – Baron Rothschild
- “The secret to wealth is not in working harder but in working smarter.” – Unknown
- “Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.” – P.T. Barnum
- “Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” – David Frost
- “Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.” – Benjamin Graham
- “Patience is the key to wealth.” – Warren Buffett
- “Buy what you know.” – Peter Lynch
- “Don’t just do something, stand there.” – David Dreman
- “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett
- “The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.” – Benjamin Graham
- “The market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett
- “In the world of investing, nothing is more important than having the discipline to stick to your principles.” – Howard Marks
- “It’s not about timing the market, it’s about time in the market.” – Unknown
- “An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a destination.” – Ralph Seger
- “Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.” – P.T. Barnum
- “The best investment you can make is in yourself.” – Warren Buffett
- “In investing, there’s no such thing as a one-way bet.” – Unknown
- “The goal of investing is not to minimize risk; the goal is to understand risk.” – Unknown
- “The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett
- “To succeed in investing, you need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.” – Unknown
- “A dollar invested today is worth more than a dollar invested tomorrow.” – Warren Buffett
- “It’s not about how much money you make. It’s about how much you keep.” – Robert Kiyosaki
- These quotes emphasize the importance of patience, knowledge, discipline, and long-term thinking in finance and investing.
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