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“If the day comes when we can obey the orders of our courts only when we personally approve of them, the end of the American system will not be far off.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher

“Don’t think you can outsmart the market,” he said. “Very few people should be active investors.” The keys to success, he said, are to refrain from buying and selling at precisely the wrong times – as most investors wind up doing – and to avoid the high trading fees that eat up profits. What most people should want is a cross-section of industry that will do well over time. So in the end, the best route for most of us “is to buy a low-cost index fund and to buy it over time.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc

“Never lose your curiosity, and never stop learning. You can never know too much.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc

“In his investing, he has said he is governed by three easy rules: One, never lose money; two, never forget rule number one; and three, never go into debt.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc

“Great leaders are not infallible. What makes them great is their willingness to accept and rebound from failure. They see it as just part of the process that eventually leads to success.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc

“Opportunity, Buffett knew, is where you find it. If you don’t try something, you can’t succeed. Energy and initiative count as much as talent and luck. Winners win because they work hard and hold onto their money.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc

“Whenever he makes a mistake, he is the first to admit it and claim the blame. After one underperforming year, he told stockholders that they would have been better off if he had stayed at home all year instead of going to the office.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc

“Remember, self-promotion isn’t a sin. Sometimes it’s even necessary to get an idea accepted by a fearful or incredulous public. Great leaders don’t hesitate to call attention to their creations.”
― Will Peters, Leadership Lessons: Warren Buffett, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Katharine Graham, Steve Jobs, and Ray Kroc