Where you're from only matters in relation to where you are. Malcolm Forbes More Quotes by Malcolm Forbes More Quotes From Malcolm Forbes The best buy by way of management is brains-at any price. Malcolm Forbes intelligencebrainway Victory is sweetest when you've know defeat. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. You pay for everything, even including speaking your mind (with or without one). Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. Malcolm Forbes victorymindpeople When looking back, usually I'm more sorry for the things I didn't do than for the things I shouldn't have done. Malcolm Forbes looking-backdonesorry By the time we've made it, we've had it. Malcolm Forbes time-managementmadetime Can you understand why the Congress, most states and most cities refuse to pass legislation requiring the registration and licensing of any and all guns? For the life of me, I can't. We must register our cars and be licensed to drive. In many places we must get licenses for dogs and even bicycles. Being required to register firearms and show the competence and capacity to handle them hardly seems unreasonable, hardly seems an infringement of freedom. What is it that blocks such legislation? Why do they block it? How are they able to block it? Malcolm Forbes blockgundog Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations. Malcolm Forbes blamedestinypoor The smart ones ask when they don't know. And, sometimes, when they do. Malcolm Forbes smartknowssometimes Since we had nothing to do with our arrival and usually are not consulted about our departure, what makes so many of us think we're entitled to so much while we're here? Malcolm Forbes arrivalsdeparturethinking For some of us it seems like yesterday when Ike was in the White House, the U.S. Senate censured Joe McCarthy, and the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public school was unconstitutional. Malcolm Forbes whiteyesterdayschool Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better. Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time. Always listen to a man when he describes the faults of others. Often times, most times, he's describing his own, revealing himself. Malcolm Forbes adversityknowingmen I haven't a clue about the biology or the psychology involved when a person dissolves into tears, but it is quite fascinating to note what turns them on. There are wives who can cascade over a late husband or a burned dinner, and equally pour tears of joy over a new bonnet or a renovated bathroom.... A while ago I took a ship back from Europe. Amid the tumbling confetti ... I found myself misty-eyed watching a young lady waving a tearful farewell to her boyfriend on the dock. I couldn't figure out if I was crying at her plight, or in delight that he wasn't coming along with us. Malcolm Forbes husbandfarewelleurope The hardest time to tell: when to stop. Malcolm Forbes hardest-timeshardestaction A man can't do more than he can - but he can at least do that much. Malcolm Forbes men Most of us are better when things go better. Malcolm Forbes I don't waste too much time philosophizing about wealth, I just recommend it to everyone. Malcolm Forbes wealthwastetoo-much Trying to impress others does - usually in quite the opposite way. Malcolm Forbes oppositesdoetrying I think legislative assaults on motorcyclists are totally emotionally, disproportionate and totally unfair....they're instigated and implemented by people who know nothing about motorcycling, but have a prejudice. It's easy to curb the freedoms of others when you see no immediate impact on your own. Malcolm Forbes impactpeoplethinking The Palm is a joint for sadists to entertain masochists. Malcolm Forbes palmsjoints Wars almost never end the way starters had in mind. Malcolm Forbes mindwarway When you don't understand, it's sometimes easier to look like you do. Malcolm Forbes understandingsometimeslooks
