Bill Maris Quotes

If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.

You know, capital isn't patriotic. Capital goes to where it needs to go to get a return.

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment.

Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

But you don't get into a business because of personal tastes.

I definitely have a shareholders' perspective. I'm not doing that altruistically. I'm doing that because it's in my own self interest to do it. I think that's good for my other shareholders because they go along with me: If I do well for myself, then they do well for themselves.

We absolutely take no decisions based on the share price, not for LVMH.

Our responsibility is to maximise shareholder value, and if that means we can make short-term investment where we can maximise short-term value, we can do that.

Our investors are here for only one reason: great returns. They want to make money.

Ultimately, we measure ourselves on the success of our investments.

We make investment decisions based on our evaluation of the most profitable combination of probabilities.

You can't find returns in investments you haven't made.

The successful entrepreneurs on the free market will be the ones most adept at anticipating future business conditions. Yet, the forecasting can never be perfect, and entrepreneurs will continue to differ in the success of their judgments. If this were not so, no profits or losses would ever be made in business.

One of the rules I've learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome.

Well, there's always risk in long-term investment.

Jazz musicians don't make any money, so I might as well make some on the market. I pick my own stocks - Microsoft, Dell - the tech stocks, the breadwinners.

Once we started making investments, we realized the same service we provided to artists was applicable to entrepreneurs as well.

Eliminate emotion from your investment program.

I'm not looking to double my money with one golden opportunity.

Trust me: I know a good investment when I see one.

I've never met him, but I love the simplicity with which Warren Buffett describes good and bad businesses and how he makes his investment decisions.

If I would have to sacrifice R&D investments to fulfill a goal, that would be the wrong goal to have.

If Warren Buffett could change his mind about investing in airlines, Mohnish Pabrai could change his mind about investing in autos. Pabrai, who has modeled his investment career and fee structure after Buffett's original partnership, counts General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Ferrari in his highly concentrated portfolio.

You don't do a business for pleasure: You have to make money.