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You should surround yourself with people that believe in you, in life, and in business.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman Everyone told me it was a really stupid idea to start my own hedge fund right out of business school. That’s how I knew that it was a good idea.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman The untold secret of McDonald’s is that when you sell a restaurant to a franchisee, sales typically go up a lot because the franchisees do a much better job managing the store.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman We invest generally in very good companies that have lost their way. And with better management, enormous value can be created.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman Ultimately, investors are – are only as good as their track records.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman You can learn investing by reading books.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman Investing is one of the few things you can learn on your own.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman What motivates people to succeed? Sex. People don’t like to admit it, but it’s the primal driver.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman I love what I do. I don’t do it for the money. I work on behalf of investors that I like and want to do well for. I’m a competitive person.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman What I love about tennis is that I’m better now than I was when I was 20.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman If I believe that I am right, I will take it to the end of the earth until I am proven right.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman I’m a very straightforward person. I say precisely what I think. Sometimes it rubs people the wrong way.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman I want to have one of the great investment records of all time.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman I have more money than I need. I don’t need to work for a living. I do this because I love what I do.
Bill AckmanBill Ackman I’m not emotional about investments. Investing is something where you have to be purely rational and not let emotion affect your decision making – just the facts.
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ShamaShama I like the crazy ones- the ones made of a little bit of human and a lot of star.
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Poverty is the worst form of death.
Imam AliImam Ali Only God who appointed me will remove me.
Robert MugabeRobert Mugabe If heat death is the end of the universe, it really is all about the journey.
Elon MuskElon Musk Sex is kicking death in the ass while singing.
Charles BukowskiCharles Bukowski Any moment might be our last.
HomerHomer To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.
Peter ToshPeter Tosh People in general are scared to death of the war and all the exhibition have been a failure, because the rich – don’t want to buy anything.
Frida KahloFrida Kahlo Water is the life – giver and the death-bringer.
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