Malcolm Forbes quotes

I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.
- Malcolm Forbes

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
- Malcolm Forbes

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.
- Malcolm Forbes

The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm.
- Malcolm Forbes

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
- Malcolm Forbes

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
- Malcolm Forbes

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
- Malcolm Forbes

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
- Malcolm Forbes

The best vision is insight.
- Malcolm Forbes

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
- Malcolm Forbes

Failure is success if we learn from it.
- Malcolm Forbes

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

The art of conversation lies in listening.
- Malcolm Forbes

It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem.
- Malcolm Forbes

Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.
- Malcolm Forbes

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

Since you have to do the things you have to do, be wise enough to do some of the things you want to do.
- Malcolm Forbes

There are a handful of companies who understand all successful business operations come down to three basic principles; People---Product---Profit. Without top people, you cannot do much with the other two.
- Malcolm Forbes

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

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

If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.
- Malcolm Forbes

It's always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.
- Malcolm Forbes

When you cease to dream you cease to live.
- Malcolm Forbes