The most successful investors are those who can maintain a long-term perspective and avoid short-term distractions.
"The challenge of biography isn't finding the facts - it's finding the meaning behind them."
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.