Mark Mobius Quotes
The secret to global investing is gaining an insight into the hopes and desires of the people who live and work in the countries you invest in.
Quotes to Explore
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Music is art, and once you become an artist, you need to learn how to accept criticism.
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If Nixon is not forced to turn over tapes of his conversations with the ring of men who were conversing on their violations of the law, then liberty will soon be dead in this nation.
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When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.'
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They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.
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I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.
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I'll eat one cookie, not a whole box of cookies. But I'll still eat the one cookie... sometimes two, or even three. But not the whole box.
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Leaving all the glamour and air-kissing aside, at the end of the day, fashion is about operations and getting things done. The best way to be successful, therefore, is to learn from the people who do it best.
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Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit.
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I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
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Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.
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I started with the Target Company in 1993 when their Christmas theme that year was 'It's A Wonderful Life,' and they reunited the actors who played the Bailey kids. So we went all over and really had a blast getting the love from all of the fans and thought, 'Whoopty-doo, there's something going on here.'
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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I get maximum satisfaction out of buying children's clothes online.
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I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.
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In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
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The only thing that bothers me is that the girls come up to me and say, "I'm dating your ex-husband." I'm happy that he's dating girls and getting out.
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I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested.
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I was in art school since I was five years old. I've always been to art school. Everything that's happened to me, nothing's been planned. I've never had a business plan. I just kind of fell into it, and I liked it, and I took a chance. I took a lot of chances in my life.
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It's a very strange silence that I'm living in right now. It's a silence that has a lot of activity and noise in it from a zone that I don't live in on this earth.
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Everyone who has succeeded in correcting their wrong should have the right to work.
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The secret to global investing is gaining an insight into the hopes and desires of the people who live and work in the countries you invest in.
