Research has been called good business, a necessity, a gamble, a game. It is none of these - it's a state of mind.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The technological way of thinking has infected even ethics, which is supposed to be thinking about the good.
Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.
It is a truth universally acknowledged on Wall Street that original research is on life support. Serious research can be bad for business, as well as expensive.
Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of 'speculation'; but which ought to be called Gambling.
Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.
I tend to look at potential investments from the standpoint of whether it is a valuable contribution to society.
We always look at opportunities. We are not aggressively looking to buy something.
If you open up the mind, the opportunity to address both profits and social conditions are limitless. It's a process of innovation.
An entrepreneurial mind is always looking for new opportunities.
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.