Quotes about Asset

I've lived through periods of illiquidity before. Asset prices come down. The economy slows or even goes into recession. Then the cycle re-starts. We buy at lower prices with less leverage. Votes: 3

Legg Mason's structure is misunderstood by the market. Legg Mason has an affiliate model. They own 100% of their affiliates, which are investment managers such as Permal, Western Asset Management, and Royce. Votes: 3

Asset managers have different approaches, and I don't wish to suggest there is only one way to run money. There are many ways one can attempt to reduce risk, improve performance, lower drawdowns and reduce volatility. Votes: 3

Asset bubbles have happened even without not-so-easy money. And, in a depressed economy, where alternative uses of money are not great, people are going to bid up the prices of profitable corporations and stuff like that. Votes: 3

Asset values and earning power are the dominant factors affecting the valuation of a controlling interest in a business. Market price, which governs valuation of minority interest positions, is of little or no importance in valuing a controlling interest. Votes: 3

Asset-heavy businesses generally earn low rates of return - rates that often barely provide enough capital to fund the inflationary needs of the existing business, with nothing left over for real growth, for distribution to owners, or for acquisition of new businesses Votes: 3

Not every company went bankrupt. Not every bank needed TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm very proud that JPMorgan, throughout that time period, was completely steadfast. We bought Bear Stearns because we thought we were helping the situation. We didn't cut and run. Votes: 3

A women's greatest asset is her beauty. Votes: 1

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. Votes: 1

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Votes: 1

There are two main drivers of asset class returns - inflation and growth. Votes: 1

Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time. Votes: 1

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset. Votes: 1

To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher. Votes: 1

You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset. Votes: 1

Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset. Votes: 1

In life, try your best to do the right thing. Have fun while you're alive. Take advantage of every asset you have. Don't take anything for granted. Votes: 1

I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold. Votes: 1

Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. Votes: 1

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. Votes: 1

People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps. Votes: 1

The book is called 'Most Talkative,' because I was voted most talkative in high school. And I've never stopped talking. My mouth has been my greatest asset and my biggest Achilles' heel. Votes: 1

If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset. Votes: 1

Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else. Votes: 1

Everybody understands that you're supposed to say 'our employees are our most valuable asset' to the point where, even if it's really true, they're not going to really trust you until you've earned that - same with customers. Votes: 1

What we forget is that African Americans made the largest contribution to America, economically, before the Civil War of any sector of society. I read that the railroads were worth about $2 billion, but slavery was a $3 billion asset. Votes: 1

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission. Votes: 1

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment. Votes: 1

The fallacy of monetary policy in the U.S. is to believe this money will go to the man on the street. It won't. It goes to the Mayfair economy of the well-to-do people and boosts asset prices of Warhols... Very happy. Very good for the Fed. Congratulations, Mr. Bernanke. Votes: 1

One of the most beautiful ways for spiritual formation to take place is to let your insecurity lead you closer to the Lord. Natural hypersensitivity can become an asset; it makes you aware of your need to be with people and it allows you to be more willing to look at their needs. Votes: 1

The way I look at - speaking as a woman - I understand what it means to be a daughter, and to be a wife, and to be a mother, and also to be a career woman. The multiple roles that women can play in a society if given the opportunity is really a tremendous asset. Votes: 1

Beauty is an asset, just like physical prowess, charisma, brains or emotional intelligence. The key with any gift is in the way that you use it. It doesn't define you as a person. Rather, it's an asset to be used judiciously and with an understanding of how it is just a small part of who you are. Votes: 1

What we define as a bubble is any kind of debt-fueled asset inflation where the cash flow generated by the asset itself - a rental property, office building, condo - does not cover the debt incurred to buy the asset. So you depend on a greater fool, if you will, to come in and buy at a higher price. Votes: 1

Time is irreplaceable asset. Votes: 0

Self-discovery is the greatest asset. Votes: 0

People are our greatest asset . Votes: 0

Life is your greatest asset. Votes: 0

One's ignorance is one's chief asset. Votes: 0

My body is my greatest asset. Votes: 0

My speed is my greatest asset. Votes: 0

His lie ability is an asset Votes: 0

Your life is your greatest asset. Votes: 0

My mind is my biggest asset. Votes: 0

The ultimate asset bubble is gold. Votes: 0

In Italy, age is an asset. Votes: 0

My body is my best asset. Votes: 0

Inexperience is an asset. Embrace it. Votes: 0

Hipness is the only asset that matters. Votes: 0

Man's greatest asset is the unsettled mind. Votes: 0

Curiosity is an asset mostly frittered away. Votes: 0

A smile is your greatest social asset. Votes: 0

Treat the customer as an appreciating asset. Votes: 0

We have one asset, and that's people. Votes: 0

My greatest asset now is my focus. Votes: 0

Attention is a little-noticed and underrated mental asset. Votes: 0

I think temperament is my single greatest asset. Votes: 0

Microsoft's only factory asset is the human imagination. Votes: 0

Every liability is just an asset in hiding. Votes: 0

Brains are an asset, if you hide them. Votes: 0

Nature abhors a virgin - a frozen asset. Votes: 0

Education is an asset no man can take away. Votes: 0

Time is the most valuable asset you don't own. Votes: 0

What you don't know can be your greatest asset Votes: 0

Good conscience is the most valuable asset of all! Votes: 0

Debt is one person's liability, but another person's asset. Votes: 0

My greatest asset is that I am constantly changing. Votes: 0

Flexible approach - will look at ALL asset classes. Votes: 0

Whatever makes you weird is probably your greatest asset. Votes: 0

The primary asset of any business is its organization. Votes: 0

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have. Votes: 0

One's strongest asset is simultaneously his point of strongest vulnerability. Votes: 0

Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset. Votes: 0

The first business asset you should invest in is yourself. Votes: 0

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. Votes: 0

The wise man knows that love is his greatest asset. Votes: 0

My soul is my great asset and my great misfortune. Votes: 0

My biggest asset is my combination of size and speed. Votes: 0

Case in point: Take adversity and make it an asset. Votes: 0

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers. Votes: 0

Time is our most precious asset, we should invest it wisely. Votes: 0

People are not your most important asset....the right people are. Votes: 0

Fortunately, for me, my main asset is speed. Plain and simple. Votes: 0

Greatest sin of man kind: neglect to use his greatest asset. Votes: 0

Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset. Votes: 0

Talent is our No.1 operating priority and our most important asset. Votes: 0

I think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. Votes: 0

Your mind is a positive asset. Use it for positive thoughts. Votes: 0

A home is still the biggest asset that most Americans own. Votes: 0

How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values? Votes: 0

Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure. Votes: 0

The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset. Votes: 0

Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense. Votes: 0

Reputation is an outcome; but it is also a valuable, strategic asset. Votes: 0

Your most important asset is the conscious control of your own life. Votes: 0

Thinking clearly and effectively is the greatest asset of any human being. Votes: 0

Your company's most valuable asset is how it is known to customers. Votes: 0

Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Votes: 0

In the last resort, sheer insight is the greatest asset of all. Votes: 0

Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese. Votes: 0

As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset. Votes: 0

For most businesses, America is the most important asset on their balance sheet. Votes: 0

I think that being perceptive and having interests is nothing but an asset. Votes: 0

A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king. Votes: 0

Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Votes: 0

Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone. Votes: 0

A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product Votes: 0

A thrilled customer is the most potent marketing asset your organization can leverage. Votes: 0

Creativity is an advertising agency's most valuable asset, because it is the rarest. Votes: 0

Spirit is the most valuable asset, more than money and any other power. Votes: 0

Your company's most valuable asset is how it is known to its customers. Votes: 0

I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset. Votes: 0

Software as an asset isn't stable over time; it needs to be maintained. Votes: 0

The most valuable asset a nation has is the creativity of its children. Votes: 0

Time - the one asset none of us are ever gonna get more of. Votes: 0

Fantasy and anger totally destroy the human body. Tolerance is the greatest human asset. Votes: 0

It is ludicrous to believe that asset bubbles can only be recognized in hindsight. Votes: 0

The most treasured asset in investment management is a steady hand at the tiller. Votes: 0

Good will is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Votes: 0

A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold. Votes: 0

My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play. Votes: 0

The eighties was an era when many companies were asset rich and cash poor. Votes: 0

Your most vauluable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else. Votes: 0

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset. Votes: 0

In today’s work arena, creativity may be more of an asset than competence. Votes: 0

Intelligence becomes an asset when some useful order is created out of free-floating brainpower. Votes: 0

A true luxury is a reward for investing in and developing a real asset. Votes: 0

We should exhibit no self doubt to our friends, ... Credibility is a strategic asset. Votes: 0

Yellen’s comments suggest, and I agree, that we are in an asset bubble. Votes: 0

Beauty, of course, is the most important requirement and the paramount asset of the applicant. Votes: 0

I'm a real positive person. Non-violent. Love everybody. I'm definitely an asset to the world. Votes: 0

Only a strong economy can create higher asset values and sustainably good returns for savers. Votes: 0

When we invest in an asset-rich but low-returning business, time may be working against us. Votes: 0

Healthy communication and an unconditional environment can prove the greatest asset to defeating at-risk behaviors." Votes: 0

Your biggest asset is a positive attitude. That more than anything else determines your earnings. Votes: 0

The deciding differentiator in how you drive LOYALTY lies within your greatest asset....your people. Votes: 0

Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence. Votes: 0

The dominant factors affecting control valuations are earning power (past and prospective) and asset values. Votes: 0

Simplicity is an asset, not a weakness... The smaller the idea the happier I am. Votes: 0

People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value. Votes: 0

Remember, your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put into it. Votes: 0

A strong body is a good asset. A strong mind is a very good asset. Votes: 0

Brains are an asset to the woman in love who's smart enough to hide 'em. Votes: 0

In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource. Votes: 0

Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves. Votes: 0

The most important key to successful investing can be summed up in just two words-asset allocation. Votes: 0

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work. Votes: 0

The biggest asset you have is your earning capacity, and that depends entirely on your attitude. Votes: 0

A manager's ability to turn meetings into a thinking environment is probably an organization's greatest asset. Votes: 0

My scare value is high. My arena is controversy. My tough front is my biggest asset. Votes: 0

Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself. Votes: 0

I have a proven record as an effective legislator, which I believe is my greatest asset. Votes: 0

Legacy accounting: Will you have been an asset or a liability on the world's balance sheet? Votes: 0

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves. Votes: 0

The Nugent family is a solid asset. What works for us would work for all humankind. Votes: 0

A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere. Votes: 0

It's bad form to mention money-laundering. Instead, you talk about asset-management structures and tax beneficial schemes. Votes: 0

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability. Votes: 0

Pride is a very dangerous disease that can turn your talent, asset, and achievements into a handicap. Votes: 0

Sitting in stillness has got to be the greatest asset I have in terms of attaining happiness. Votes: 0

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability. Votes: 0

There was a time when our greed had not yet surpassed our imaginations as our greatest asset. Votes: 0

Invest in as much of yourself as you can, you are your own biggest asset by far. Votes: 0

A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others. Votes: 0

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense. Votes: 0

The Chinese have a habit of reading. Many families regard books as the most valuable family asset. Votes: 0

If [Vladimir] Putin likes Donald Trump, guess what, folks, that`s called an asset, not a liability. Votes: 0

Engage, Enlighten, Encourage and especially...just be yourself! Social media is a community effort, everyone is an asset. Votes: 0

Your greatest asset is your learning ability. The ordinary stroke their egos - the exceptional polishes their craft Votes: 0

A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets. Votes: 0

Work hard, work passionately, but apply your most precious asset"”time"”to what is most meaningful to you. Votes: 0

Your attitude is either your best friend or your worst enemy, your greatest asset or your greatest liability Votes: 0

Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro. Votes: 0

Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life. Votes: 0

Your house is your first small business. It's where your investment is and [where] our greatest asset is. Votes: 0

Art is a form of asset. Hedge-fund managers who have made money fast should diversify into other areas. Votes: 0

We attracted a lot of market timers and asset allocators. I don't need those ... amateurs in my fund. Votes: 0

Why should I build an asset when I can buy it more cheaply than you can build it? Votes: 0

Charm is the next best asset after looks and brains - and can almost make up for looks. Votes: 0

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation Votes: 0

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players. Votes: 0

All a singer needs is voice and expression anything else you have is an asset to your profession. Votes: 0

my family, although it keeps its hair, turns gray early - a business asset but a social handicap. Votes: 0

In the long-term, security comes from an asset you create or acquire, not a position in someone else's asset. Votes: 0

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier. Votes: 0

An asset allocation plan is based on your personal circumstances, goals, time-horizon, and need and willingness to take risk. Votes: 0

a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset. Votes: 0

The dangerous assumption we unknowingly accept in the American dream is that our greatest asset is our own ability. Votes: 0

Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need. Votes: 0

Remember to remember: sometimes your adversary is your biggest asset. Where would David be without Goliath? Jesus without Judas? Votes: 0

Enthusiasm is the greatest asset you can possess, for it can take you further than money, power or influence. Votes: 0

The multiple roles that women can play in a society if given the opportunity is really a tremendous asset. Votes: 0

The sky is a free asset in design, and nothing unnecessary should be planted that takes away the sky. Votes: 0

You have a real asset-price bubble in places like parts of California and the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Votes: 0

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference. Votes: 0

The whole economy would be much healthier if it would transition to an asset-based economy rather than a credit-based one. Votes: 0

Good customers are an asset which, when wellmanaged and served, will return a handsome lifetime income stream for the company. Votes: 0

The best asset is your own self. You can become to an enormous degree the person you want to be Votes: 0

Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence. Votes: 0

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep. Votes: 0

True effectiveness is a function of two things: what is produced (the golden eggs) and the producing asset (the goose). Votes: 0

It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do. Votes: 0

The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset. Votes: 0

Your greatest asset is your earning ability, to apply your knowledge, skills in order to get results which others will pay. Votes: 0

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer. Votes: 0

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer. Votes: 0

You should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold. Votes: 0

On average, 90 percent of the variability of returns and 100 percent of the absolute level of return is explained by asset allocation. Votes: 0

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset." Votes: 0

The runner's greatest asset, apart from essential fitness of body, is a cool and calculating brain allied to confidence and courage. Votes: 0

Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it. Votes: 0

Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it and spend it rather than invest it. Votes: 0

We are in control of the one asset that we all give the most f#%ks about, and that is time. Votes: 0

Always remember that your personality is your big asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart. Votes: 0

Capital in money form has no citizenship. It is fungible, an asset capable of moving from place to place in a nanosecond. Votes: 0

Air power alone does not guarantee America's security, but I believe it best exploits the nation's greatest asset - our technical skill. Votes: 0

Experience is an asset of which no worker can be cheated, no matter how selfish or greedy his immediate employer may be. Votes: 0

We were nearly one of the last to realize that in the age of information science the most expensive asset is knowledge. Votes: 0

Even more fundamental than housing to the global financial economy is the idea that the U.S. government is a safe asset. Votes: 0

Don't give any chance for others to stole your smile..Because,it is the most valuable asset than anything in this world! Votes: 0

Those who dare to interpret God's will must never claim Him as an asset for one nation or group rather than another. Votes: 0

In 1997, in Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I stated, 'Your home is not an asset.' Real estate agents sent me hate mail. Votes: 0

Time is man's most precious asset. All men neglect it; all regret the loss of it; nothing can be done without it. Votes: 0

The hardware business is all about per-unit manufacturing cost and functionality. The services business is less asset-intensive and more dependent on people. Votes: 0

Pondering must turn out to be your cash asset, regardless of whichever ups and downs you occur throughout in the everyday living. Votes: 0

Time is a corporate asset now. It belongs to the free market system. The present is harder to find... The future becomes insistent. Votes: 0

The difference between success and failure is not which stock you buy or which piece of real estate you buy, it's asset allocation. Votes: 0

Frankly, the only thing China has in easy abundance is people and dirty coal. Neither is the asset they're made out to be. Votes: 0

We sell the movies. Women need to know they are an asset and they are the ones who should be making the money. Votes: 0

Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year. Votes: 0

The most valuable asset we have, actually, is our ability to understand, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be decent. Votes: 0

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it's difficult to score. Votes: 0

Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset, its flexibility. Votes: 0

Jan Bhagidari is the biggest asset of a democracy. We are increasing it through MyGov, letters from citizens, Mann Ki Baat and other initiatives. Votes: 0

Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents. Votes: 0

The risks facing hedge funds are non-linear and more complex than those facing traditional asset classessuch risks are currently not widely appreciated or well-understood Votes: 0

There is power born of humility . . . Humility, in business and in life, is a powerful asset and does not denote lowliness, unimportance, or self-deprecation. Votes: 0

A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully. Votes: 0

A sound philosophy of life, I think, may be the most valuable asset for a psychiatrist to have when he is treating a patient. Votes: 0

The substantial uncertainty about the path of asset price movements going forward necessarily reduces the case for altering policy in advance of the move. Votes: 0

Investing is an activity of forecasting the yield over the life of the asset; speculation is the activity of forecasting the psychology of the market. Votes: 0

We are not a trading company. We are a midstream asset company: pipe, storage and terminals. It's an unsexy, dirty business. It's not rocket science. Votes: 0

I've never commented much about my experience at Enron except to say, when I was there, it was a much more pipeline and asset-oriented company. Votes: 0

He was the least spiritual of all the monks here, accepting nothing without proof. This skepticism was simultaneously his greatest asset and his greatest impediment. Votes: 0

I want children who feel embarrassed because they speak Spanish to realize that there are places where the beautiful Spanish they speak is an asset. Votes: 0

People are my most important asset. Faith in the supreme being, trust, credibility and performance are the things that have brought me to the top. Votes: 0

Many savers are also homeowners; indeed, a family's home may be its most important financial asset. Many savers are working, or would like to be. Votes: 0

When the opportunities come, we may not want to buy another nickel asset, but if something comes cheap enough, we're all about return on equity. Votes: 0

Credit expansion and money printing hasn't filtered much to ordinary people. It's boosted asset markets, real estate and stocks. So well-to-do-people have done very well. Votes: 0

Canada is big enough to make a difference but not big enough to threaten anybody. And that is a huge asset if it's properly used. Votes: 0

Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset - its flexibility. Votes: 0

The fact that I'd gone through my own transition as governor of Indiana and had been informed by that experience, I think was an asset. Votes: 0

Network marketing gives people the opportunity, with very low risk and very low financial commitment, to build their own income-generating asset and acquire great wealth. Votes: 0

If you're campaigning against ObamaCare, but you're also having to defend yourself for closing the government, that seems to take away the asset from you. Votes: 0

...the hard work and poverty of my childhoodturned out to be my greatest asset in later years. Nothing could ever seem too hard after that. Votes: 0

Most people put money in their piggy bank. I buy a goose that lays golden eggs over and over again. That's what an asset is. Votes: 0

He stepped forward and punched Dorian in the face, hard enough that I heard a thwack. "Ow," moaned Dorian, wincing from the pain. "My greatest asset. Votes: 0

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had. Votes: 0

When you're creating new roles out of scratch in my opinion working with the actors is a great asset. You can learn a lot from that. Votes: 0

Courage is the only asset That will conquer in the fight If you have the will to mass it On the lines of truth and right. Votes: 0

I feel that Dennis Rodman has become a problem. He will be more of a problem than an asset. Of course, he can prove me wrong. Votes: 0

When interest rates are low we have conditions for asset bubbles to develop, and they are developing at the moment. The ultimate asset bubble is gold. Votes: 0

You have to say that we are again in a massive financial bubble in bonds, in equities, in [other] asset prices that have gone up dramatically. Votes: 0

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had Votes: 0

Any substantial tax reform would involve substantial redistributions of tax burdens and substantial changes in asset values, and you need some 'lubrication' (i.e., transition rules). Votes: 0

You can't really invest in your looks as the only thing because it's a depreciating asset. It's like putting money into a stock that's going down. Votes: 0

My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up. Votes: 0

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends. Votes: 0

I thought if we could put our hard-working culture as traders into the asset management, it will be a great combination, and we did do that. Votes: 0

Black-Scholes works for short-term options, but if it's a long-term option and you think you know something [about the underlying asset], it's insane to use Black-Scholes. Votes: 0

If America can have a great relationship with Russia and with China and with all countries, I'm all for that. That would be a tremendous asset. Votes: 0

Until Americans feel that their core asset--their homes--are stabilized, they are not going to have the animal spirits and they will continue to have less buying power, Votes: 0

The mother is the one supreme asset of national life; she is more important by far than the successful statesman, or business man, or artist, or scientist. Votes: 0

Soil is a living ecosystem, and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil. Votes: 0

My past is no secret to anyone. I'm a blackguard and a sinner, and everyone knows it. These days, that's almost an asset to being a politician. Votes: 0

Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil. Votes: 0

Experience is an author's most valuable asset; experience is the thing that puts the muscle and the breath and the warm blood into the book he writes. Votes: 0

An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost. Votes: 0

We as central bankers need not be concerned if a collapsing financial asset bubble does not threaten to impair the real economy, its production, jobs and price stability. Votes: 0

The diversity of our cultures is Europe's greatest asset. We have to preserve this asset. And any political intervention that reduces this diversity is a loss to Europe. Votes: 0

Suddenly, the world is realizing that gold is still a safe haven asset. We've seen pretty substantial losses in equity markets. I think this is genuine safe-haven buying. Votes: 0

Writers and intellectuals have a duty to humanity. It is to insist that the human entity remains the primary asset in overall development; thus, it must be safeguarded. Votes: 0

The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant. Votes: 0

My size is an asset to me. People write roles for me. If I was just another blond-haired, brown-eyed, 18-year-old actor, I'd be left unrecognized. People remember me. Votes: 0

My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn't always discuss for reasons of political expediency, Votes: 0

Interest rates are to asset prices what gravity is to the apple. When there are low interest rates, there is a very low gravitational pull on asset prices. Votes: 0

We believe that people moving their portfolios to an overweight in bonds will be disappointed over the long-term and will significantly underperform an asset allocation that over-weights equities. Votes: 0

I believe that close association with one who refuses to compromise with circumstances he does not like, is an asset that can never be measured in terms of money. Votes: 0

You have never lost money in stocks over any 20-year period, but you have wiped out half your portfolio in bonds (after inflation). So which is the riskier asset? Votes: 0

We have new rules that give shareholders the ability to vote on executive compensation. We have new rules for asset-backed securities. We have new rules around credit rating agencies. Votes: 0

I heard people saying they were going to become millionaires by the time they were 25 - that's gross and obnoxious, but in California it's looked on as an asset. Votes: 0

Wall Street has turned the economy into a giant asset-stripping scheme, one whose purpose is to suck the last bits of meat from the carcass of the middle class. Votes: 0

Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and you can leverage that knowledge. Votes: 0

Time is your most valuable asset. Money you can spend, lose, and get back. Once time is spent, you can never get it back. Spend your time wisely today. Votes: 0

Unlike cheap stocks, inexpensive asset classes have a lower chance of big drawdowns (broad asset classes don't go to zero) and a higher probability of average or better returns. Votes: 0

It's really a great asset to be willing to fail and blow it, so to speak, and to be okay with just making stuff, sharing it and getting feedback. Votes: 0

That sort of fundamentalism which treats possession of private property not as a desirable economic and personal asset but as a condition of liberty is a form of primitive religion. Votes: 0

I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity. Votes: 0

The propensity to swindle grows parallel with the propensity to speculate during a boom the implosion of an asset price bubble always leads to the discovery of frauds and swindles Votes: 0

I hope that by just being a competent member and expressing informed views on issues that aren't related to issues of LGBT equality, Republicans see me as a general asset. Votes: 0

When I look at asset prices; real estate, bonds, equities, vintage cars"¦ I think that gold is actually one of the few assets that is relatively cheap, relatively inexpensive. Votes: 0

Talk radio is an asset to our nation because it encourages strong and healthy debate about public policy, and there is no reason to affect that debate with government legislation. Votes: 0

We can extrapolate from the study that for the long term individual investor who maintains a consistent asset allocation and leans toward index funds, asset allocation determines about 100% of performance. Votes: 0

When Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, the balance sheet that reflects his economic stewardship could look very sickly indeed. He could become Labour's biggest liability, not its most marketable asset. Votes: 0

Obama's great asset has always been an ability to maintain his air of authority without being baritone about it. He can be boring, but he is never ridiculous or pompous. Votes: 0

So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset. Votes: 0

Migrants are an asset to every country where they bring their labour. Let us give them the dignity they deserve as human beings and the respect they deserve as workers Votes: 0

Coolidge is a better example of evolution than either Bryan or Darrow, for he knows when not to talk, which is the biggest asset the monkey possesses over the human. Votes: 0

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. Votes: 0

The greatest asset of man is man. The wealth of any man is dependent upon the wealth of every other man. Abundance for one is impossible in an impoverished world. Votes: 0

The foremost challenge is that of the knowledge revolution. Economic power will depend on creativity and innovation. Creation of wealth will move from traditional resources to the one asset: knowledge. Votes: 0

We're no longer bored - in fact we're petrified of being alone with ourselves getting bored. Yet boredom is the foundation for creativity - an asset slowly disappearing from our world. Votes: 0

For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth. Votes: 0

But how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade? Votes: 0

The true asset before any human being on this planet are... Enthusiasm & Will... with these everything comes from nothingness & devoid of them everything perishes to nothingness... http://goo.gl/B8LdxS Votes: 0

Loyalty is an asset, independent and scarce, parceled out among different contestants for power. No ruling government or nonruling group enjoys absolute loyalty - no contestant can have the whole pie. Votes: 0

Employers have gone away from the idea that an employee is a long-term asset to the company, someone to be nurtured and developed, to a new notion that they are disposable. Votes: 0

If I had to name the number one asset you could have for any sport I'd say speed. In baseball, all a guy with speed has to do is make contact. Votes: 0

Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working. Votes: 0

If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible. Votes: 0

The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?' Votes: 0

Until Americans feel that their core asset - their homes - are stabilized, they are not going to have the animal spirits and they will continue to have less buying power. Votes: 0

Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you. Votes: 0

Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create. Votes: 0

The idea of power as a possession, whose asset can be banked and drawn on when needed, comes easy to a society whose rules grow out of the methods of finance capitalism. Votes: 0

When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset. Votes: 0

There's no such thing as a value company. Price is all that matters. At some price, an asset is a buy, at another it's a hold, and at another it's a sell. Votes: 0

In a perfect world we don't want to be overly dependent on any single asset or be so dependent on the cycle or where one asset is the bulk of this company. Votes: 0

Embrace what you don't know, especially in the beginning, because what you don't know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else. Votes: 0

We all know that the Disney brand is our most valuable asset. It is the sum total of our seventy-five years in business, of our reputation, of everything that we stand for. Votes: 0

The lack of monetary discipline has become a hallmark of unfettered globalization. Central banks have failed to provide a stable underpinning to world financial markets and to an increasingly asset-dependent global economy. Votes: 0

Do the best you can. And remember that the greatest asset you have in this world is those children who you've brought into the world, and for whose nurture and care you're responsible. Votes: 0

Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world. Votes: 0

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government. Votes: 0

I think the practical experience and the relationships that I developed over the last 16 years, the president-elect [Donald Trump] sees it as an asset to moving his agenda and moving the country forward. Votes: 0

A lot of times it's an asset to not know everything about everything... A lot of really great, innovative things have happened when people just didn't know it wasn't supposed to be possible. Votes: 0

The bottom line is that TV can either be a great asset to your career, or if you're a complete ass that people hate, it can be the final nail in your coffin. Votes: 0

The staff at the Institute will present an analysis on how asset price fluctuations and subsequent structural adjustments influence sustained economic growth, based on Japan's experience since the second half of the 1980s. Votes: 0

Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.... That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset. Votes: 0

Technology usually provides a series of tradeoffs. Each asset is offset by a deficit...A major problem occurs when those who suffer from technology's defecits and those who benefit are not the same people. Votes: 0

Young wives are the leading asset of corporate power. They want the suburbs, a house, a settled life, and respectability. They want society to see that they have exchanged themselves for something of value. Votes: 0

The goal of long-run economic growth without asset price bubbles is not only achievable, but is something we should expect if we put a sound regulatory framework in place and if policymakers remain vigilant. Votes: 0

There are five main purposes of central bank cooperation"..."the provision of international credits and joint efforts to influence asset prices (especially gold and foreign exchange) in circumstances where this might be thought useful. Votes: 0

I'm very, very serious about my Catholicism and Hillary Clinton views that as a real asset. And we've talked about our faith lives, as she asked me to be on the ticket with her. Votes: 0

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement. Votes: 0

If young people are our greatest asset in a war that must be won then wemust be willing to extricate them at whatever cost from the clutchesof those who seek to exploit their weaknesses Votes: 0

One has to try to develop one's inner feelings, which can be done simply by training one's mind. This is a priceless human asset and one you don't have to pay income tax on! Votes: 0

I think Brexit will go down that it will end up being a fantastic thing for the United Kingdom. I think in the end, it will be a tremendous asset, not a tremendous liability. Votes: 0

Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently. Votes: 0

A trust-in the sense of a valuable asset placed in the care of someone to whom it does not ultimately belong-captures, more or less, my understanding of what it is to have a child. Votes: 0

I always thought it was more interesting to think about Reed Richards. As you know, he had the ability to stretch, and sexually, that would seem to be a great asset in many areas. Votes: 0

We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys it should be able to make the asset more productive. Votes: 0

It is said that the offender never forgives. Certainly it is quite explicitly hard for the one in the wrong to do so. And it takes more spiritual asset than continued alcohol often leaves. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton has built a huge machine. Donald Trump's asset is people on Facebook and twitter. He can communicate with them eight or 10 times a day with no money. This is a different world. Votes: 0

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital. Votes: 0

The greatest asset of any nation is the spirit of its people, and the greatest danger that can menace any nation is the breakdown of that spirit-the will to win and the courage to work. Votes: 0

Thirty years ago, about 80% of a company's assets resided in its plant and equipment, with 20% in the knowledge of its people. Today, the reverse is true. The knowledge of our staff is our principal asset Votes: 0

Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans. Votes: 0

As financial markets continue to broaden and deepen, the behavior of asset prices will play an important role in the formulation of monetary policy going forward, perhaps a more important role than in the past. Votes: 0

There is a science to managing high tech businesses, and it needs to be respected. One of them is that in technology businesses, leadership is temporary. It's constantly recycling. So the asset has limited lifetime. Votes: 0

Keyboardists whose chief asset is mere technique . . . more often than not astound us with their prowess without ever touching our sensibilities. They overwhelm our hearing without satisfying it and stun the mind without moving it. Votes: 0

My future is in Perth, hopefully as a citizen and I want to be an asset to the country as much as I want to be a part of the community and be a citizen. Votes: 0