Malcolm Forbes Quotes

Unconsciously I had discovered the commentator's secret weapon-that so long as you can wield words, it isn't necessary to know what you're talking about.

People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.

Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations.

When looking back, usually I'm more sorry for the things I didn't do than for the things I shouldn't have done.

All work and no play makes jack. With enough jack, Jack needn't be a dull boy.

To live your life in the fear of losing it is to lose the point of life.

The smart ones ask when they don't know. And, sometimes, when they do.

Money isn't everything as long as you have enough.

There's no way to move without making waves.

Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did.

The best buy by way of management is brains-at any price.

There are more fakers in business than in jail.

Old age is not for sissies.

Give naught, get same. Give much, get same.

If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.

Let your children go if you want to keep them.

If you say what you think don't expect to hear only what you like.

Some days are for living. Others are for getting through.

Those who talk loudly are rarely listened to.

If you never budge, don't expect a push.

To seduce most anyone, ask for and listen to his opinion.

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

Things there are no solution to: Inflation, bureaucracy & dandruff.

No one ever dies wishing they'd spent more time at the office.

People who can’t see without glasses should wear them.

We'd all like to be taken for what we'd like to be.

Most oldsters are fascinated by the Future, while the young love to look back to earlier days, especially their own.

Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.

When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness.

People who never get carried away should be.

If you don't know what you want to do, it's harder to do it.

It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.

I think the terror most people are concerned with is the IRS.

On New York's Palm restaurant: Their steaks are often good, but the lobsters-with claws the size of Arnold Schwarzenegger's forearms-are as glazed and tough as most of the customers.

Since we had nothing to do with our arrival and usually are not consulted about our departure, what makes so many of us think we're entitled to so much while we're here?

Authority's for sharing only when the sharer is sure of his (or hers).

A bore is someone who persists in holding his own views after we have enlightened him with ours.

There is never enough time, unless you're serving it.

At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one.

Noone's a leader if there are no followers.

When the joy of the job's gone, when it's no fun trying anymore, quit before you're fired.

Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.

The difference between towering and cowering is totally a matter of inner posture.

Occasionally indulging in a do-nothing day is more than worth the price.

By the time we've made it, we've had it.

It is never too late to learn.

A winner must first know what losing's like.

SM is an abbreviation of both stock market and sadomasochism-- and there are those who think they are one and the same.

Pay your people the least possible and you'll get from them the same.

When you don't want something enough to make the effort, making an effort is a waste.