Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time. Malcolm Forbes More Quotes by Malcolm Forbes More Quotes From Malcolm Forbes Old age is not for sissies. Malcolm Forbes sissyagebirthday It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it. Malcolm Forbes justifyconclusionfun You're fortunate when you can afford to be virtuous. Malcolm Forbes virtuousfortunatevirtue Speaking of birthdays, our firstborn [recently turned 2]. As parents sometimes fondly do, we reminisced a bit about his early days on earth-the excitement, the wonder, the fears when we brought him home. His every squeak or squawk we were sure heralded some terrible crisis; I tested the warmth of formulas from dusk to dawn, it seemed. We were so germ-conscious my wife even sterilized the skin of the oranges before squeezing them. How firstborns ever survive their parents' attentions is beyond me. However, they do, and he did, and, in spite of our efforts, he turned out to be quite a good guy. Malcolm Forbes orangehomechildren A bore is someone who persists in holding his own views after we have enlightened him with ours. Malcolm Forbes enlightenedboredomviews As you get older there shouldn't be anything you won't try. The payoff is that you open up whole new avenues that are fun. It's a misinterpretation of life to live it only in preparation for the next one. To subordinate the one you've got to an indefinite next round is foolish. It's a waste of this life not to live this life. What's next is anybody's guess. Malcolm Forbes preparationfuntrying Speculator: One who bought stocks that went down. Malcolm Forbes speculatorsown-businessbusiness If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it. Malcolm Forbes attitudeinspirationalreality The day nothing turns you on - you're dead. No matter how many more years you go on breathing. Malcolm Forbes breathinggoes-onyears One often reads about the art of conversation-how it's dying or what's needed to make it flourish, or how rare good ones are. But wouldn't you agree that the infinitely more valuable rara avis [rare bird] is a good listener. Malcolm Forbes agreementbirdart Advice: It's more fun to give than to receive. Malcolm Forbes advicefungiving Give naught, get same. Give much, get same. Malcolm Forbes stewardshipgenerositygiving He who hesitates is sometimes wise. Malcolm Forbes wisdomwisesometimes Venture nothing, and life is less than it should be. Malcolm Forbes venturelife-istrying If you say what you think don't expect to hear only what you like. Malcolm Forbes communicationifsthinking You have to come up in the world before it's worthwhile for those worth less to put you down. Malcolm Forbes come-upsuccessworld Experts kill me. Economic experts, that is. Corporations, foundations, publications and governments pay them by the bucketful, and they fill buckets with forecasts that change more frequently than white-collar, workers do shirts. What Lies Ahead is the usual title. What Lies would often be more appropriate. If women's hemlines changed as rapidly as an economist's forecasts, the fashion people and the textile industry would be more profitable than any other. In fact, if all the country's economists were laid end to end, they still wouldn't reach a conclusion. Malcolm Forbes fashioncountrylying How in heck are they handling their surplus population in Hell these days? Maybe by the time you and I are in the queue there won't be room for us. Malcolm Forbes populationevilrooms Thinkers perish, thoughts don't. Malcolm Forbes thinkersciencethinking It is unfortunate we can't buy many business executives for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth. Malcolm Forbes ironicbusinessthinking
