Jeremy Grantham Quotes

I think that one of the things that I can do is I seem to have the ability to zoom in super tight for very small details, but then jump back for sort of that big picture perspective. And I think that ultimately, that's one of my strengths, because you have - every detail matters.

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant.

An approximate answer to the right question is worth far more than a precise answer to the wrong one.

I'm very level-headed and business minded.

The most difficult quality is to make the right decision. Because you can be quick, you can be strong, you can jump incredibly, you can have the best shots and you can be able to score goals from 50 yards, but if you don't know when to shoot, when to run or when to jump, you're lost.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.

Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective. Pilots are very methodical and meticulous, and artists tend not to be.

I had an instinct before and maybe now I don't have that instinct as much as knowing what to do, what shots to hit, where to place the ball, things like that.

A good designer has a lot in common with a good researcher. Both hunt for excellence and perfection. And you have to really focus on the details, and you don't really know what the final result will be before you have it.

Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.

An executive is a person who always decides sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.

It is important to have a President who not only understands, but enjoys complexity

The person who knows "how" will always have a job. The person who knows "why" will always be his boss

Focusing on the right question is very different from having the right answers.

I have to take decisions—not back hunches.

I’m very outcomes-oriented—what’s the best way to get there? Sometimes it’s being diplomatic and sometimes it’s being harsh…. So you just have to calibrate and figure out what is the end state you’re trying to get to…. It depends on what you are trying to achieve.

Questions matter. In business, remarkable performers are brilliant at getting to the right question: the one that speeds them to the place they need to get to and offers them the missing piece they need to find.

Hillary Clinton's not very bright. Everybody says she's so smart, so much smarter than Donald Trump. She doesn't really have a grasp. She doesn't have a grasp on what's important and what's not.

If any successes has come to me, it came because I insisted on thinking things through. That's all I was capable of doing in life, was thinking pretty hard about trying to get the right answer, and then acting on it. I never learned to do anything else.

I believe that the idea of strategic beliefs may be more important than strategic planning when thinking about how you keep the long view.

Candidates need to demonstrate strategic thinking and strong problem solving skills. And, just as importantly, they need to know when and how to ask for help.

One of the fastest ways to find the solution to an issue or challenge you are facing is to ask the right questions.

Some players are wonderful hitters of the ball, but they can't figure out ways to get out of trouble. Eighty percent of the time, there is a way. You just have to know how to look for it.