Joseph P. Kennedy Quotes
24 quotes from Joseph P. Kennedy — Businessman, investor, and political patriarch..
“Movies are the most democratic entertainment in the world. They speak to everyone, regardless of class or education. That makes them the most powerful force in American culture.”
“Joe Kennedy knows all the tricks of the trade. That's exactly why I want him watching over Wall Street.”
“In business, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate.”
“Don't get mad, get even. But first, get rich.”
“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.”
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But the smart get going before the going gets tough.”
“I'm not in business to make friends. I'm in business to make money. If I make friends along the way, that's a bonus.”
“The key to wealth is not earning money—it's keeping money. Anyone can make a fortune. Few can hold onto one.”
“In politics, you're either at the table or you're on the menu.”
“Democracy is not a spectator sport. If you don't participate, you get the government you deserve.”
“Political power is like real estate—location, location, location. And timing.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it. The second best way is to buy the people who are creating it.”
“More than anything else, I want to leave my children something more valuable than money—I want to leave them a name they can be proud of.”
“Success is not what you accomplish in your lifetime. Success is what you inspire others to accomplish in theirs.”
“I don't want my children to be rich. I want them to be powerful. Money is just a tool for acquiring power.”
“The greatest gift you can give your children is not your wealth, but your expectations.”
“[Competition](/mental-models/competition) is for losers. Winners create monopolies.”
“Never compete on price. Compete on value, compete on relationships, compete on timing—but never on price.”
“The best deals are the ones where everyone thinks they won. The greatest deals are the ones where only you know you won.”
“Information is the ultimate currency. Everything else—money, power, influence—flows from information.”
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. But the second biggest risk is not knowing when to stop taking risks.”
“Opportunity doesn't knock—it whispers. You have to be listening very carefully to hear it.”
“Fortune favors the bold, but it rewards the prepared.”
“When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much. That's when the real opportunities appear.”
