Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.

Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shifted decisively into the hands of the upstart across the sea, the United States, by far the most powerful and wealthy society in world history.

Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?

The future is purchased by the present.

Any time an investment company has to spend heavily on advertising, it’s probably a bad business in which to invest.

I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today.

I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.

It’s not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

More businesses should be following Apple’s stance in encouraging more investment in sustainability.

I think money is a wonderful thing because it enables you to do things. It enables you to invest in ideas that don’t have a short-term payback.

Folks, you’re the reason that the automobile industry is back. Whether it was the wage freezes, the plant closures, folks, you sacrificed to keep your companies open. Because of your productivity, the combined auto companies have committed to invest another $23 billion in expansion in America.

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.

When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has.

Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.

People invest in businesses that they believe have the leadership, mission and team to grow and operate profitably.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.

Unlike many of its European neighbors, Britain shares many of America’s financial traits.

If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

Many badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more.

The press is still investing itself, it seems to me, in a sort of cynicism. It comes out better for them if they can predict hard times, bogging down, sniping, attrition.

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Because we’re actors we can pretend and fake it, but I’d rather the intimate investment was authentic.

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

Romania, which had the worst dictator in Eastern Europe, Ceausescu, he was a darling of the West. The United States and Britain loved him. He was supported until the last minute.

I bought a company in the mid-’90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I’ve made lots of dumb decisions. That’s part of the game.

However, because Britain is young and exciting, I did show my second line here once or twice.

I will only say that many freedom fighters of India found their calling in the institutions of Britain. And many makers of modern India, including several of my distinguished predecessors, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Dr. Manmohan Singh, passed through their doors.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

What we have to find is the right level of regulation of our financial system so that it has the incentive to invest in things, but at the same time, it is sufficiently regulated so it can’t get in the kind of trouble that we have seen in the past and we have seen recently.

I’m a real estate guy.

The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.

It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.

Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn’t willing to.

I don’t see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that’s almost inconceivable.

There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.

We are going to transform Britain’s rail system from the worst in the world to the best. If you can do a few things like that, when the body gives out, you can say you’ve lived a good life.

We’ve got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

Friend, there’s no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.

Many gold and silver experts will recommend you buy numismatic coins – rare and old coins. If you are not a rare coin expert, I’d encourage you to stay away from them. New investors often pay too much for rare coins that are not really rare.

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

Every dollar I made from DJing, I put into my videos, promotion – everything.

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

If you have faith in our leaders of commerce, don’t buy gold. If you do not have faith in them, maybe you should buy gold or silver.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

I didn’t really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry… but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, it’s the fixtures and fittings that finish you off.

Public education is our greatest pathway to opportunity in America. So we need to invest in and strengthen our public universities today, and for generations to come.

I’m going to retain a lot of Microsoft’s stock.

Gold is hoarded. It’s estimated that 95 percent of all gold ever mined is still around.

In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn’t change policy.

Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer that had already invested time, money and effort to open and promote their business.

I’m interested in movement, and I’m interested in money, and I’m interested in the movement of money.

I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he’s up there with Bryan Ferry.

I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they are even more meaningful!

I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy’s valor oftentimes depends the success of a battle, and false reports have many times done as great things as true courage and resolution.

It’s important that we invest in America – literally. The terrorists wanted to destroy our economy, and we can’t let our system fall apart. We also have to invest in one another.

The Moon Village concept has a nice property in that it basically just says, ‚Look, everybody builds their own lunar outpost, but let’s do it close to each other.‘ That way… you can go over to the European Union lunar outpost and say, ‚I’m out of eggs. What have you got?‘

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help… Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.