Underperformed Quotes & Sayings

The commission of the investment sins listed above is not limited to 'the little guy.' Huge institutional investors, viewed as a group, have long underperformed the unsophisticated index-fund investor who simply sits tight for decades. A major reason has been fees: Many institutions pay substantial sums to consultants who, in turn, recommend high-fee managers. And that is a fool's game. — Warren Buffett

The courts don't remove children from their home because the child underperformed at school or required extra long walks or a game of basketball in order to blow off the steam all 5-year-olds have. It's because the parents were unfit, not the kids. — Angela Featherstone

What I love is finding immersive jobs. I've always wanted a challenge ... — Naoko Mori

Occasionally, you get a nice surprise when someone covers your song in an extraordinary way. — John Barry

World of harmony and peace
I see it just over there
Right there. — Ilchi Lee

Were all men equal to-night, some would get the start by rising an hour earlier to-morrow. — Elizabeth Gaskell

He spoke in a trembling voice that didn't seem to be entirely in sync with the movement of his lips. That's because sound travels slower in halitosis. — Sorin Suciu

Low light demanded 'fast' film, usually ISO 400 or higher; the fastest available would be about ISO 1000. When the sun was bright, you would reach for ISO 64 to avoid the burned-out look of overexposure. — David Hewson

Forcing yourself to see the world through love's gaze can be healthy. Love is an attitude to life. It can save us. — Matt Haig

Everyone wants to be loved; everyone wants to know where they're going in life; everyone wants to have a sense of direction and feel the next day is going to be better than today. We just all deal with it in a different way. — Jason Reitman

Some dreams, some poems, some musical phrases, some pictures, wake feelings such as one never had before, new in colour and form - spiritual sensations, as it were, hitherto unproved — George MacDonald

The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking. — Albert Schweitzer

Overall, a portfolio of the "good to great" companies looks like it would have underperformed the S&P 500. — Steven D. Levitt