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There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with shareholders -… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
I'm not going to speak about any of our investors or board members at all because we don't. — Alexander Nix Copy Share Image
I believe a board in a small startup company should never vote on anything. — Vinod Khosla Copy Share Image
Having an investor on your board of directors who is naive about public markets or finds them complex or scary is non-optimal. — Bill Gurley Copy Share Image
There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
Global market forces will sort out those companies that do not have sound corporate governance. — Mervyn King Copy Share Image
“Until every team member views the company as an interdependent enterprise, you will never have an owner company.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing in finance is more fatuous and harmful, in our opinion, than the firmly established attitude of common stock investors regarding questions of corporate… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is… — Steve Ross Copy Share Image
The exact details of how you practice value investing will vary investor to investor, but the fundamental principle of scouring the world, looking for… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of technology gadget makers, hardware makers, it's littered with the corpses of Palm and RIM and companies like… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Mueller is the leading North American provider of water infrastructure and flow control products - things such as fire hydrants, valves, pipes, fittings, and… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
When it comes to owning stocks of the best-known businesses in the world, value investors usually feel like children looking through the window of… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
The mark of a wise person isn't never making mistakes - everyone makes plenty of them. Rather, it's the ability to quickly admit -… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
There is no sure-fire way to get rich quickly. In fact, the pursuit of that usually leads to ruin. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
When reviewing one's portfolio, it is important to be aware of common mental mistakes that may lead to bad decisions. The most powerful is… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
While I take no pleasure in others' misfortunes, we've historically made most of our profits from other investors behaving in a panicked and irrational… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
I'd say the general outline of a sound investment approach is, first of all, you have to decide are you going to try to… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
I have encountered thousands of value investors over the years and am constantly struck by their differences - and their similarities. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard… — Matthew Lesko Copy Share Image
I am somewhat influenced by the years that I've spent trying to actually get things done, whether it was reforming education in Arkansas or… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Some guys need to see things on a grease board, ... I like when you can see it in your mind. And that's what… — Peyton Manning Copy Share Image
I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have… — Paddy Ashdown Copy Share Image
You are also asked to take an oath, and that's the oath of service. The oath of service is not to secrecy, but to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not? — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Perhaps we have failed as human beings. Perhaps we have embarrassed ourselves to the natural world. We have been rigorous and willful in all… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
Once scouting fully opens its doors to all who desire the same experience that so fully enriched me as a young person, I will… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Politicians should be dedicated to the welfare of the people, but sometimes politics becomes like a game of chess, in which the sole aim… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
This world is not a platform where you will hear Thalberg-piano-playing. It is a piano manufactory, where are dust and shavings and boards, and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
He is nothing more than one of my pawns. However, he is not a normal pawn. He is a pawn that can get across… — Yana Toboso Copy Share Image