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1 " Modern man has transformed himself into a commodity; he experiences his life energy as an investment with which he should make the highest profit, considering his position and the situation on the personality market. He is alienated from himself, from his fellow men and from nature. His main aim is profitable exchange of his skills, knowledge, and of himself, his " personality package" with others who are equally intent on a fair and profitable exchange. Life has no goal except the one to move, no principle except the one of fair exchange, no satisfaction except the one to consume.p97. "
2 " There is no more profitable investment than investing in yourself. It is the best investment you can make "
3 " There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. "
― Mark Twain , Life on the Mississippi
4 " Your investment belongs to the market and your profits belong to you. "
5 " The investment you make in others is transferred to everyone they influence long after you’re gone. Significance "
― Mensah Oteh , Unlocking Life's Treasure Chest: Wisdom keys to keep you inspired, encouraged, motivated and focused
6 " Your life is a direct reflection of your level of investment in yourself, and your success or the lack of it is often decided by your personal development level. "
― Mensah Oteh , The Best Chance: A Guide to discovering your Purpose, reaching your Potential, experiencing Fulfilment and achieving Success in any area of life.
7 " Invest time, energy, and money into increasing your knowledge and wisdom so you can become the best you can be – it’s the best investment you could make. "
― Mensah Oteh
8 " Acceptance is an important part of serenity. It is not enough, however, simply to accept the things we cannot change. For me, serenity comes from not having any investment in the outcome. If I am genuinely serene, then it will not matter to me whether things change or stay the same. Either way, I choose to be happy. "
― Victor Shamas , The Chanters Guide: Sacred Chanting as a Shamanic Practice
9 " Hope is an investment that never fails the investor "
10 " The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the single most valuable investment a writer can make with his time. "
― Raymond Chandler
11 " A sound idea is a form of energy. It can not be destroyed. It evolves from inspiration, to a function of preparation, then determination - till the ideator's dream becomes actualized in real lifeAt the very least, success is a second iteration of the original, unscripted IdeaSo your idea refinement process needs to be test-drivenTestDetermine on time if investment in terms of effort and time is worth itWork SmartFail early, fail often,Success lies on the paths yet to be treaded,Open your mind,Think Disruption,Be FlexibleBe AGILEI think this is an idea worth sharing "
12 " An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. "
― Benjamin Franklin , The Way to Wealth
13 " When you care deeply about someone or something, repairs are worth your investment of time, energy, effort, heart, and resources. Whether it is to repair a broken trust or a damaged relationship, take the initiative to make it right and make it better. "
― Susan C. Young
14 " To be successful, any business requires a concentrated investment of time and energy; wherein each stage of the development has its tactics and priorities, in regards to which activities and when it makes sense to invest the efforts in. "
― Sahara Sanders
15 " The " No Excuses" Mindset is an investment in yourself, allowing you to turn your excuses for failure into purposes for progress. The shallowness of your previous failures has become a deep well of recourses for success. "
16 " The greatest innovators and history makers of our world were not great because of the formal school system but because of self-development through the proper investment and conversation of time. "
― , How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
17 " The best investment for poverty elimination is education. "
18 " Singapore is now in the top five. Its income per person even tops oil-rich and scarcely populated Kuwait. Having realized that the country had no natural resources, the government of founding father Lee Kuan Yew directed massive investment in human capital. Kids who were eight or ten or thirteen several decades ago are now some of the most productive citizens of today's economy.A tiny nation-state with no natural resources and a large number of people living in a relatively small physical space has managed to outearn a country with some of the largest oil deposits ever found. That is the power of investing in and nurturing young brains.Education alone may not be enough to guarantee economic success. There are other success factors that matter, like good governance, rule of law, and access to trading routes and partners. But if you were challenged to assemble a prosperous society from scratch, education would be the first building block you'd want to develop. "
― John Wood , Creating Room to Read
19 " But my best friend from college was silent for a long time. She, of all of my friends, had seen the parade of sad wrecks through my life, date after bad date after bad boyfriend. She was the one who'd picked up the pieces after the musician, the investment banker, the humanitarian who was human to everyone but me.When at last she spoke, she said, Oh, hell.And, after that: Hallelujah. "
― Lauren Groff , Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories
20 " Ultimately, a woman’s nature loves the desire to be desired, a passionate and uncontrollable desire. Sometimes it comes with a sacrifice or greater investment than usual. "
― John Shelton Jones , Awakening Kings and Princes Volume I: Sacred Knowledge to Nourish the Mentality, Support Spiritual Growth, Learning the Light, and Progressing to Become a Master Lover While Embracing Desire
