Peter Lynch Quotes

As a global carrier, we always have a positive view on investment in infrastructure that supports our industry.

I had always thought of starting my own record company. I haven't regretted the decision - yet!

I have a business background. I have always wanted to open my own business.

I wanted to start a hotel company from scratch.

Being an entrepreneur is all about risk. Being an entrepreneur is like going to Vegas every day and shoving all of your chips into the middle of the table every single day.

I just came from school one day and told my mom I want to start my finance company.

I didn't have that when I invented MyPillow. I didn't have a safety net.

Pretty soon I may have to go back to Canada and buy that lumberyard I've always wanted. I'll probably sell some lumber, bring in some lumber... look at exploiting that lumber somehow. I'm not very schooled in it, but being an actor I feel that I have a keen sensibility with regard to the world of lumber because those two businesses are so similar.

I wanted to go into this fight business, and I wanted to go into it full force. So when you do something like that - enter into a new venture - it keeps you very busy.

You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.

You can see that there is an increase in the volume of freight that moves by air. And so, we have got to solve the problem by making sure that that is done properly.

I had a couple of investments that didn't go my way. That's why I laugh at guys who say, 'Oh, I'm going to open a clothing line. I'm going to start a restaurant.'

My first attempt at a business was a jumble sale which I ran at the end of my next door neighbour's drive. I used to rummage through her garage, looking for anything that I thought people might buy. I'd then set up a table and try to sell what I could to the people walking by.

True entrepreneurs have to really forego almost everything; they have to put it all on the line.

I'd love to continue acting. Maybe start a business.

I opened my first bar that I owned in 1989. The first one I ever owned was in downtown St. Louis.

I want to buy my mother a huge house in New Orleans so she can open up a bed and breakfast.

I learned really late. I started leasing a tour bus, which I wish I had done a lot sooner.

No one would suggest completely ignoring news about your investments. Enron investors, for example, would have been well served to sell once early reports of accounting irregularities surfaced. But the key is to keep news in context and act only if further reflection or study indicates that the core thesis for an investment has changed.

In California, they're not making any more land. And with the high cost of land, from a business standpoint, being able to move your goods quickly and cheaply makes Compton an attractive place to be.

I already have a second career, running a property investment business with a friend.

Our country has a capacity to cater to huge demands, both domestic and overseas.

I was told I had to go to business school to succeed. I gave it a shot, but eventually dropped out to bootstrap a restaurant with just a Visa card and a $20,000 line of credit. Everyone told me restaurants were hard work (and they were right! I have so much respect for anyone in the restaurant business). I ran the restaurant for two years, sold a franchise, decided to change paths, and sold the whole operation at a modest profit.

Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing.

Jets are probably $2.7 or $2.8 billion. I'm nowhere close to that. The good news is I don't want to buy the Jets tomorrow. I love the journey of being an entrepreneur more than I like of the idea of buying the Jets.