Intelligent Quotes

Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.

Mothers were much too sharp. They were like dogs. Buster always sensed when anything was out of the ordinary, and so did mothers.

For me, I’ve always believed that there was a God. I’ve always believed that God created the heavens and earth – so, for me it’s not a huge leap from there to intelligent design.

The intelligent investor gets interested in big growth stocks not when they are at their most popular – but when something goes wrong.

Investing is most intelligent when it is most businesslike.

The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.

The intelligent investor shouldn’t ignore Mr. Market entirely. Instead, you should do business with him- but only to the extent that it serves your interests.

Losing some money is an inevitable part of investing, and there’s nothing you can do to prevent it. But to be an intelligent investor, you must take responsibility for ensuring that you never lose most or all of your money.

The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.

You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.