Quotes About Diversification

All of us learn to write by the second grade, then most of us go on to other things.

In 2002, after acquiring and integrating gum-maker Adams—a move that significantly expanded Cadbury's product and geographic reach—the

I've been actively trying to extend my reach beyond WWE. I wanted to do some non-action related projects, stuff that will resonate with different audiences who might not know who I am.

Anyone who's been in the WWE for an extended period of time has to be able to do different things. Eventually, a character gimmick is going to get old and stale. And, when it does, if that's all you can do, you're done.

My favorite was always whichever sport was in season. I think these days it's almost saddening to see kids who are 10 or 11 and are forced to choose one sport and specialize in that sport and play that sport year-round. By playing different sports... you become a better all-around athlete.

I would tell filmmakers: 'Don't just be seduced by the same old, same old. There are interesting things you can explore that may get your film out there to audiences better than the traditional distribution mechanisms.'

What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction.

With Virgin, I've just loved creating things. And as a private company, I can get away with moving Virgin from records to airlines to train companies to space companies to whatever, without ever having to worry about analysts knocking the value of my stock.

Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that is. What people should do is take role models a la carte. If there's someone whose character you appreciated, you respect that trait.

In their pursuit of growth and diversification, African economies should consider transforming the discourse from a focus on industrialisation to a broader one centred on value addition in agriculture, manufacturing, and services.

Too often, we have tended to fall into a trap of creating plain hamburgers.

I'm just saying that money is made in so many more interesting ways now.

The scary truth is 96 percent of mutual funds fail to match the market, and the 4 percent that do, they're always changing.

There is no such thing as a riskless asset. The reason an asset pays a return is that it carries risk.

I think it is easier to take someone in the fishing industry and teach him about currency trading," he says, "than to take someone from the banking industry and teach them how to fish." He then explained why fishing

They sprinkled their money around a lot of different companies and counted on the law of averages to take care of the rest. Clark took a different approach.

When pop and rock were taking over from jazz, and Sinatra was covering a Beatles song, it was all very new. I get to come at it from a different direction.

So many singers want to act, and so many actors try to sing.

I do see myself doing more than just playback singing.

I think every single person perceives things differently. We are all singular.

Our large size, capital base, robust funding profile, extensive distribution network, diversified portfolio, presence across the financial services sector, and leadership in technology position us very well to leverage the growth opportunities across the economy.

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.

As a company, whatever the business outlook is, you want to make sure you have new skill sets coming into the company.

I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.