A financial crisis is a great time for professional investors and a horrible time for average ones.
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years.
When I started my last business, I didn't receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can't handle that pressure.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
You can invest with less risk and make more money in the stock market. All you have to do is not be an average investor. Intelligence is the ability to make finer distinctions.
Failing once doesn't make you a failure. One difference between a successful person and an average person is how much criticism they can take, the average person cannot take much criticism and that's why they fail to be leaders and they do remain average all their lives