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.
appreciate attracting bring city diverse focus large tech tourism value
The single-minded focus has been on attracting tech visitors. By and large the city does not appreciate the value that its diverse neighborhoods can bring to its tourism promotion.
asked book help medical next priest refer referred suppose time written
Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help - he would refer you to the Bible, but if you went the next day to your medical doctor, and he referred you to the book of Hippocrates, which was written at about the same time as the Bible, you would think that was old-fashioned.
special use talent
Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.
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.
thanksgiving children doors
How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.
gratitude laughter good-life
Counting our blessings can transform melancholy into cheerful mass; laughter and joy are expressions of praise and thanksgiving for life's glories. When looking at the glass that symbolizes our life, we can view it as half full or half empty. The choice is ours... The more joyful we are, the more attractive we become. When we feel gratitude for our experiences, it becomes easier to see the good that always exists. When we give a smile to someone else, we are likely to receive one in return, and that smile reflects a happy heart that is open and receptive to what the good life has in store.
beautiful optimistic conceited
We may find the Divine to be 3,000 times what we think it is now. It's like asking the tulip there to explain you. The tulip is a beautiful creation, with millions of atoms cooperating with each other to produce great beauty, but ask that tulip to talk about you, and it can't do it. It doesn't have those perceptive abilities. Wouldn't it be conceited to suggest that I had the abilities to describe the deity?
purpose strange evolution
Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose?
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.