John Templeton Quotes

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• Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. .

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  Happiness, Happy, Spiritual

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• To buy when others are despondently selling and sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest reward.

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  Investing, Pay, Rewards

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• Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell.

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  Optimism, Investing, Bulls

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• Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.

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  Special, Use, Talent

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• We have a choice. We can live in the past and be miserable and unhappy, or we can pick ourselves up and move ahead in life. When we choose to focus forward, we can find the energy and ability to remove any obstacles that may appear to be hindering our smooth progression. If you take stock of yourself and find you may be spending time frequently reliving unhappy experiences of the past, make the decision to rid yourself of the ties that bind you to a former way of life.

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  Moving, Past, Ties

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• The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.

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  Determination, Achievement, Want

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• If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd.

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  Investing, Crowds, Want

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• Success is a process of continually seeking answers to new questions.

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  Answers, Process, Seeking

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• The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.'

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  Money, Different, Successful Investing

  "The Four Pillars of Investing : Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio". Book by William Bernstein, 2002.

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• [The main focus in my life now is] to open people's minds so no one will be so conceited that they think they have the total truth. They should be eager to learn, to listen, to research and not to confine, to hurt, to kill, those who disagree with them.

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  Hurt, Learning, Optimistic

  "Remembering Sir John Templeton" by Jessi Hempel, archive.fortune.com. November 28, 2008.

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• Life is made up not necessarily of great sacrifices or high-level duties but of little things. The smiles, the kindnesses, the commitments and obligations and responsibilities that are given habitually and lovingly are the blessings that win and preserve the heart and bring comfort to one's self as we as to others. This is the ministry of service performed by every useful life.

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  Life, Kindness, Heart

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• Outperforming the majority of investors requires doing what they are not doing. Buying when others have despaired, and selling when they are full of hope, takes fortitude.

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  Majority, Buying, Fortitude

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• It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something very different.

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  Leadership, Different, Engagement

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• What happens to us in life is less important; the real question can be whether or not we use the experience to grow.

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  Real, Important, Experience

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• Bull-markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.

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  Optimistic, Optimism, Investing

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• Sell a stock only when you have found a new stock that is a 50% better bargain than the one that you hold.

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  Found, Bargains, Sells

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• Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.

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  Creating, Secret, Riches

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• Diversify your investments.

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  Money, Optimistic, Investing

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• When we have no goal, or when our vision of the goal is obscured, we may lose our sense of purpose. Even when we've prepared ourselves well and have an aptitude for a given activity, poorly directed efforts can rob us of vital energy. We can spend a great deal of our time, money, and other resources running around in circles. Unless we create specific goals that match our purpose in life and unless we keep a clear vision of these goals, we may eventually falter and fail.

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  Running, Circles, Goal

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• Surprising and interesting things happen to those who keep their eyes and their minds open and alert!

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  Eye, Interesting, Mind

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• It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

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  Inspiring, Thank You, Kindness

  John Templeton (1994). “Discovering Laws Of Life: Tfp”, p.287, Templeton Foundation Press

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• Focus on value because most investors focus on outlooks and trends.

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  Focus, Trends, Outlook

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• Invest at the point of maximum pessimism.

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  Pessimism, Maximum

  "World of Investing : The rewards of a long view" by James K. Glassman, International Herald Tribune, www.nytimes.com. April 24, 2004.

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• Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.

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  Helping Others, Self, Trying

  John Templeton (1998). “The Humble Approach: Scientists Discover God”, p.95, Templeton Foundation Press

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• An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and prayer.

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  Love, Gratitude, Prayer

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