John Templeton
John Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth29 November 1912
CountryUnited States of America
John Templeton quotes about
focus trends outlook
Focus on value because most investors focus on outlooks and trends,
meaningful adversity blessing
If you reflect on your life, you may recall times when you couldn't see the value of some person and were tempted to brush him or her off. It takes hindsight to recognize that the very situation you may have seen as an irritating bother turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Wouldn't life be a much more enjoyable and meaningful experience if we decided to look at the difficult people and irritating situations as blessings in disguise? If we look deeply enough, we might see how these experiences as situations that motivate us to grow and change for the better.
gratitude attitude blessing
An attitude of gratitude creates blessings.
optimistic optimism investing
Bull-markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.
money different successful-investing
The four most expensive words in the English language are, 'This time it's different.'
gratitude prayer powerful
An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and prayer.
optimistic thinking self
It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
christian humility thinking
I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterians thought the Methodists were wrong. Catholics thought all Protestants were wrong. The Jews thought the Christians were wrong. So, what I'm financing is humility. I want people to realize that you shouldn't think you know it all.
spiritual optimistic people
...Making people get over the concept that they've got the total proof. To get them to feel, 'Gee, I want to learn more. I want to hear anybody who can tell me something in addition to ways I already know about God or my spiritual principles.
optimistic divinity worship
Let's worship Divinity, but understand the divinity we worship is beyond our comprehension.
christian optimistic opportunity
I have no quarrel with what I learned in the Presbyterian church - I am still an enthusiastic Christian. But why shouldn't I try to learn more? Why shouldn't I go to Hindu services? Why shouldn't I go to Muslim services? If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
spiritual love-is giving
The only way to experience love is to give it.
pessimism maximum
Invest at the point of maximum pessimism.
humble optimistic humble-person
Work at being a humble person.