Jonathan Grayer Quotes

There is a time to make money and a time to not lose money.

One way to mitigate our risk is to invest in companies with understandable business models.

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

We want to be a secure investment, a little bit like a bond.

On balance, after weighing the arguments, I believe that the time has come for Australia to create a new sovereign wealth fund.

The main thing during a crisis is discipline, to begin investing in time again after the crisis subsides.

I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success!

People are very focused on value and preservation of capital. They're a lot less risk-prone than they used to be.

The investor world that looks at studios as part of media companies will say that the studio business is supposed to be erratic. Not at our company. Not at Time Warner.

By buying off the bottom in the real estate markets, I'm doing the best I can to protect myself from any future calamity. Time will tell whether it will work.

It is very clear for us; we will do whatever is in the best interest of Shriram shareholders.

One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.

To have a true investment, there must be a true margin of safety. And a true margin of safety is one that can be demonstrated by figures, by persuasive reasoning, and by reference to a body of actual experience.

I'm always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money. Don't focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have

Confronted with a challenge to distill the secret of sound investment into three words, we venture the motto, Margin of Safety.

Never put your savings in risky investments. Only disposable income should find its way there.

I have long believed the corporate world is plagued by poor capital allocation decisions.

I don't rely on off-shore tax havens, and I don't want to invest in stocks and shares as we have seen how volatile that game has been since the financial crash.

Invest your money safely. Avoid the risky lure of spectacular returns; go for an investment that cannot lose its value. This is why I have put all my spare cash into buying not shares, but thousands of penny chews.

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.

Ultimately the clothing company is a large investment on my part, and I'm taking a huge gamble. But having a focus away from the track is good for you.

What I do for a living is so high-risk that I try to make sure my portfolio is as conservative as possible.

I believe that at some point we should come up with a business model that would make us sustainable.

Businesses look for stability; they look for direction.

Most chief executives rise to that position by being good operating managers. Few have extensive experience or training with capital allocation. What CEO wants to return excess cash to shareholders when it could be used to expand his or her empire?