Will Rogers

Will Rogers
William Penn Adair "Will" Rogerswas an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator, and stage and motion picture actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 November 1879
CountryUnited States of America
simple knowing problem
Buy low and sell high. It's pretty simple. The problem is knowing what's low and what's high.
new-york smart moving
If you were smart in 1807 you moved to London, if you were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in 2007 you move to Asia.
want diversification ifs
If you want to make a lot of money, resist diversification.
way world want
I cannot invest the way I want the world to be; I have to invest the way the world is.
eggs choices watches
Diversification is something that stock brokers came up with to protect themselves, so they wouldn't get sued for making bad investment choices for clients. Henry Ford never diversified, Bill Gates didn't diversify. The way to get rich is to put your eggs in one basket, but watch that basket very carefully. And make sure you have the right basket.
homework ifs
You will never get anywhere if you do not do your homework.
hysteria legs panic
The last leg of a bull market always ends in hysteria; the last leg of a bear market always ends in panic.
way rich get-rich
Following what everyone else is doing is rarely a way to get rich.
lying waiting investing
One of the best rules anybody can learn about investing is to do nothing, absolutely nothing, unless there is something to do. I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I wait for a situation that is like the proverbial shooting fish in a barrel.
business finance fallacy
The biggest public fallacy is that the market is always right. The market is nearly always wrong. I can assure you of that.
successful facts investors
Most successful investors, in fact, do nothing most of the time.
zero paper buying
The price of a commodity will never go to zero. When you invest in commodities futures, you're not buying a piece of paper that says you own an intangible piece of company that can go bankrupt.
thinking way figures
If everyone thinks one way, it is likely to be wrong. If you can figure out that it is wrong, you are likely to make a lot of money.
investing-money years active-management
Bottoms in the investment world don't end with four-year lows; they end with 10- or 15-year lows.