When you live for others’ opinions, you are dead. I don’t want to live thinking about how I’ll be remembered.
CARLOS SLIM HELULive the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny.
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Do not allow negative feelings and emotions to control your mind. Emotional harm does not come from others; it is conceived and developed within ourselves.
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All businesses make mistakes. The trick is to avoid large ones.
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Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
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The biggest things in life are not materials.
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Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny.
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You cannot have people in your organization who are pessimists. They take you to mediocrity.
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The people inside the group need to have some conditions to follow. We have a philosophy of leadership, ideas, and concepts. They need to share that.
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All times are good times for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so.
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You cannot live without doing something.
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It’s important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country.
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The combination of non-profit organizations like the foundations and profit businesses can work together in some areas.
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I think entrepreneurs, can think long term and find solutions and go in the way for long term solutions and not short-term.
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The only way you finish with poverty is with jobs.
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Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards.
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Focus on essentials and try not to get distracted and bogged down by things that don’t add value to the bottom line.
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I’ve always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others.
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When you are convinced of what to do and what you need to do, it’s not hard to do that.
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Think of an athlete. He may be very good in his own house, but not as good as his neighbors. You have to go beyond your home. You have to go worldwide.
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Choose the right employees and then set them loose.
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With a good perspective of history, we can have a better understanding of the past and present, and thus a clear vision of the future.
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Any personal crisis – you have to use it to get stronger.
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Work well done is not only a responsibility to yourselves and society; it is also an emotional need.
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Inertia is in our minds always.
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Competition makes you better, always, always makes you better, even if the competitor wins.
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I learned from my father that you continue to invest and reinvest in your business – including during crises.
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Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets, any sound investment will eventually pay off.
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