It was never my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting.

The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight.

A man must believe in himself and his judgment if he expects to make a living at this game.

The desire for constant action irrespective of underlying conditions is responsible for many losses in Wall Street.

I know from experience that nobody can give me a tip or a series of tips that will make more money for me than my own judgment.

The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.

-- Karl Marx

Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.

-- Warren Buffett

The stock market is there to serve you, not to instruct you.

-- Joel Greenblatt

At the root of all financial bubbles is a good idea carried to excess.

-- Seth Klarman

The stock market is the only business I know that when things go on sale, the customers run out of the store.

-- Leon G. Cooperman

The key to investing is to be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. But the real trick is figuring out the difference.

-- David Tepper