Malcolm Stevenson Forbes was an American entrepreneur most prominently known as the publisher of Forbes magazine, founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He was known as an avid promoter of capitalism and free market, and for an extravagant lifestyle, spending on parties, travel, and his collection of homes, yachts, aircraft, art, motorcycles, and Fabergé eggs. These Malcolm Forbes quotes will motivate you.
Best Malcolm Forbes Quotes
- “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “When what we are is what we want to be, that’s happiness.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.” ~ 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 best vision is insight.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Those who act as if they know more than their boss seldom do.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
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“I was loaded with sheer ability, spelled i-n-h-e-r-i-t-a-n-c-e.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Victory is sweetest when you’ve known defeat.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “The smart ones ask when they don’t know. And, sometimes, when they do.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Most of us are better when things go better.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Failure is success if we learn from it.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “It’s so much easier to suggest solutions when you don’t know too much about the problem.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Where you’re from only matters in relation to where you are.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “If you say what you think don’t expect to hear only what you like.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
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“The art of conversation lies in listening.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “No one ever dies wishing they’d spent more time at the office.” ~ 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 dumbest people I know are those who know it all.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Those who talk loudly are rarely listened to.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Money isn’t everything as long as you have enough.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” ~ Malcolm Forbes Quotes
- “I make more money selling advice than following it” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
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“Old age is not for sissies.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “The hardest work of all – doing nothing.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “It’s a very short trip. While alive, live.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Age isn’t important until you run out of it.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “The difference between towering and cowering is totally a matter of inner posture.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “As you get older, don’t slow down. Speed up. There’s less time left!” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Meanness demeans the demeanor far more than the demeaned.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “One of the ceaseless wonders of the world: The power of a smile.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “When the joy of the job’s gone, when it’s no fun trying anymore, quit before you’re fired.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “People who can’t see without glasses should wear them.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
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“In the long run, a shortcut seldom is.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “There’s no way to move without making waves.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Unconsciously I had discovered the commentator’s secret weapon-that so long as you can wield words, it isn’t necessary to know what you’re talking about.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “It’s always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “If you’ve had a good time playing the game, you’re a winner even if you lose.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Nothing is sometimes the right thing to say.” ~ 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
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“Once you’ve given advice to someone, you’re obligated.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Putting pen to paper lights more fire than matches ever will” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “To measure the man, measure his heart.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “The key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “The only unforgivable sin: Being unforgiving.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
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“Presence is more than just being there.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “By the time we’ve made it, we’ve had it.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “We’d all like to be taken for what we’d like to be.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “When looking back, usually I’m more sorry for the things I didn’t do than for the things I shouldn’t have done.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “When you don’t want something enough to make the effort, making an effort is a waste.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “People who say that money isn’t the most important thing in the world are usually broke.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
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“Let your children go if you want to keep them.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don’t reach desired destinations.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “All work and no play makes jack. With enough jack, Jack needn’t be a dull boy.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “Drinking more often brings out the best in the good than the worst in the bad.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
- “There are more fakers in business than in jail.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
