Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.

I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold.

Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nation's competitive needs.

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work or friendship - two of life's major assets.

Watching John Lasseter's films I think I can understand better than anyone that what he's doing is going straight ahead with his vision and working really hard to get that vision into film form. And I feel that my understanding this of him is my friendship towards him.

Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.

To finance this trade deficit the U.S. has to borrow from the rest of the world or sell American assets like stocks businesses and real estate to the rest of the world.

The Great Inflation of the 1970s destroyed faith in paper assets because if you held a bond suddenly the bond was worth much less money than it was before.

Never walk away from failure. On the contrary study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.

After all sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words keeping the asset whole rather than undermining your natural capital.

On the other hand the American public possesses a great resilience and strength and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.

If you have ideas you have the main asset you need and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best provide them with encouragement stimulus and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission.

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.

Beauty of course is the most important requirement and the paramount asset of the applicant.