Quotes About Investment

Why shouldn't future generations and young Americans have the choice to earn a higher rate of return? Why shouldn't they be able to own their own Social Security so that Congress can't spend it on other things?

Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme.

Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take.

In the early 1980s, I burned my Social Security card at the New Orleans Investment Conference in protest of the state pension system.

I'm hoping to earn enough to buy a few properties, that way I can make money that way and I want to do social work.

Sometimes you have to invest in people to get the best out of them. To me, that is socialism. That is why I'm a Labour member rather than a Conservative.

There is always risk involved. You can't be a capitalist only when there are investment profits but then a socialist when you experience losses.

The next generation of luxury consumers are much more socially conscious, and they look to invest in brands that see the world the way they do.

Mention health in most companies, and the cost of health insurance is what comes to mind, not how the company can invest to prevent further escalation in societal health care costs.

The fact we don't have a lunar base has nothing to do with the technology. It has to do with public commitment and societal support.

If women have an income, they will invest a higher proportion of that income in their children than men do. So you do get those societal returns very quickly.

There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

I have regular peels and Botox. It's something I'll always do. People redecorate their homes every few years, and I see this as no different. Changing my face is like buying a new sofa.

We bought a sofa with the money I made from 'Thunderbirds,' and I've still got it, and we call it Thunderbird 1. That's literally all I got out of the job.

No one wants to risk a million dollars on a few laughs. The big, flashy commercials are out. The soft sell is out.

All economically well-off nations have used what has been dubbed 'cheque-book diplomacy,' and China does so, too. Apart from funding government-to-government lending, China has also been able to create global companies and global brands that have contributed to Chinese soft power.

You get the software you pay for. In every sense. To the nth degree. That's the way the world works.

If you're trying to develop a new drug, that costs you a billion dollars to get through the FDA. If you want to start a software company, you can get started with maybe $100,000.

Battering down solar cells on the roofs of Wal-Marts in California. I think that will be some of the highest-return investments that anyone ever makes.

As someone who runs a solar financing company and founded the world's largest youth clean energy organization, I know solar energy is a very good investment.

When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label in California. He hadn't sold any records. And I bought his contract for $2,500.

I already own two houses - one in Malad and another in Thane - but I sold off the Thane apartment and bought one in Bandra, because it was convenient and larger than my other homes.

I sold some shares, but on a net basis, significantly increased my ownership.

My first business deal was with my mother. I invested in chickens. I sold the eggs to my mother.