John Templeton Quotes About Focus

Quotes about: Focus

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

  John Templeton

  Focus, Trends, Outlook

• 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.

  John Templeton

  Moving, Past, Ties

• [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.

  John Templeton

  Hurt, Learning, Optimistic

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

• I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.

  John Templeton

  Spiritual, Optimistic, Focus

  "Money Not the End Goal for Successful Men". Book by Andrew Leckey, articles.chicagotribune.com. July 20, 2008.

• The other boys at Yale came from wealthy families, and none of them were investing outside the United States, and I thought, 'That is very egotistical. Why be so shortsighted or near-sighted as to focus only on America? Shouldn't you be more open-minded?'

  John Templeton

  Optimistic, Boys, Yale

  "Sir John's Divine Gamble" by Gary Wolf, www.wired.com. June 1, 1999.

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