Szulczynski Quotes & Sayings

Here is an all-too-brief summary of Buffett's approach: He looks for what he calls "franchise" companies with strong consumer brands, easily understandable businesses, robust financial health, and near-monopolies in their markets, like H & R Block, Gillette, and the Washington Post Co. Buffett likes to snap up a stock when a scandal, big loss, or other bad news passes over it like a storm cloud - as when he bought Coca-Cola soon after its disastrous rollout of "New Coke" and the market crash of 1987. He also wants to see managers who set and meet realistic goals; build their businesses from within rather than through acquisition; allocate capital wisely; and do not pay themselves hundred-million-dollar jackpots of stock options. Buffett insists on steady and sustainable growth in earnings, so the company will be worth more in the future than it is today. — Benjamin Graham

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. — Kristin Armstrong

I spent my childhood in an imaginary world - probably because I needed an escape. I think that's one of the reasons people have imaginations - because they can't maintain existence here. — Rickie Lee Jones

Optimal results are not achievable without optimal behavior. — Douglas J. Lisle

Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost. — Bjarne Stroustrup

You're just going to bear witness to his life. I think sometimes that's the greatest gift we can give one another. — Jeanne Ray

The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should. I've got Greenspan's book. — John McCain

Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in an office amid typewriters and mimeographers when you know what deus ex machina means. — Florence King

A few weeks ago my uncle came over to borrow my dad's socket set and when he asked my dad how he was my dad said oh unexceptional. Living quietly with my disappointments. And how are you — Miriam Toews

The magic happens in the creative studios. But sometimes you're inspired when you're removed from it a little bit. That's when the juice starts to percolate. — Donna Karan

Love had a thousand shapes. — Virginia Woolf

My car is right over here," Kraunauer said, steering me toward a modest-looking gray sedan with a stylized letter "B" on each hubcap. And in spite of that, it wasn't until I opened the door and saw the walnut-lined instrument panel and soft glove-leather seats that I realized the "B" stood for "Bentley." I slid onto the sweet-smelling seat and tried not to soil it by sweating or thinking impure thoughts. — Jeff Lindsay

When you're part of the opposition you want to stay. It's part of your identity. You're useless if you leave. You feel like you have failed. — Masha Gessen