Robert Arnott Quotes

#1. The most treasured asset in investment management is a steady hand at the tiller.

Robert D. Arnott

#2. What is wrong with Christians today is that we have the gifts of God but have forgotten the God of the gifts.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

#3. In my typical way, I declined to respond, saying that I didn't want anyone to run to a store just because I endorsed a trend. Besides, a trend is good only if it works for you, your wardrobe, and your lifestyle.

Tim Gunn

#4. You are no ordinary girl, you were meant for something more.

Cherie Call

#5. Diversify. But carve out 10 to 20 percent for the most unloved part of the market: emerging markets value.

Robert D. Arnott

#6. Whatever is cheap became cheap by treating us badly in the past, but is priced to deliver superior returns.

Robert D. Arnott

#7. Successful contrarian investing requires us to live with discomfort, for being "wrong" and alone. But bargains do not exist in the absence of fear.

Robert D. Arnott

#8. What I found out is that gamification success is really all about motivating players to achieve their goals.

Brian Burke

#9. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of whack-a-mole. Ella was fluttering above him, dodging missiles and calling out advice: "The groin. The Earthborn's groin is sensitive."
SMASH!
"Good. Yes. Tyson found its groin.

Rick Riordan

#10. History teaches that when valuations are extreme, "mean reversion," a move towards historical norms, is likely. Once value stocks turn, the recovery can be fast and intense.

Robert D. Arnott

#11. Sky passed out on the road today," Karen says, changing the subject. "Some adorable man-boy carried her inside." I laugh.
"Guy, Mom. Please just say guy.

Colleen Hoover

#12. The best investment opportunities are often scary.

Robert D. Arnott

#13. - I can make Skell laugh if I really have to, but I have to take off one of his boots first.

- That went by just a little fast, Torl.

- It's terribly hard to tickle the bottom of a man's foot when he's wearing boots, commander.

David Eddings

#14. XXIV
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never-"
"You lie" he cried
And ran on.

Stephen Crane

#15. Design a portfolio you are not likely to trade ... akin to premarital counseling advice; try to build a portfolio that you can live with for a long, long time.

Robert D. Arnott

#16. Many investors prefer comfort, chasing what is popular and loved, rather than pursuing what is out of favor. The markets do not reward comfort.

Robert D. Arnott

#17. Animals need as much love and respect and care as we give people."

I consider this. I think about all the things I've seen and done, and I consider this.

"I think they're better off without that, baby," I say. "In fact I think they're doing okay.

Bret Easton Ellis

#18. I am completely a loner. In my head I want to feel I can be anywhere. There is a sort of recklessness that being a loner allows me.

Arundhati Roy

#19. Whatever is newly expensive has two attributes: wonderful past returns and, in most cases, lousy future returns.

Robert D. Arnott