Jim Rogers

“Get inside information from the president and you will probably lose half your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all of your money.”

“Index investing outperforms active management year after year.”

“Right now I own shares of companies in 28 countries.”

“Bottoms in the investment world don't end with four-year lows; they end with 10- or 15-year lows.”

“You can no longer buy commodities at Merrill Lynch. My guess is many analysts and even executives are too young to know how profitable a hot commodities market can be. They will soon.”

“Do not buy the hype from Wall St. and the press that stocks always go up. There are long periods when stocks do nothing and other investments are better.”

“Commodities tend to zig when the equity markets zag.”

“Most of my thoughts, you couldn't print.”

“If the current birth rate, which is the lowest in the major developed countries, continues, there will be no Japanese. Who will pay the enormous debt?”

“Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob.”

“The price of a commodity will never go to zero. When you invest in commodities futures, you're not buying a piece of paper that says you own an intangible piece of company that can go bankrupt.”

“Those who can not adjust to change will be swept aside by it. Those who recognize change and react accordingly will benefit.”

“Tough times helped many commodities producers become lean and mean through consolidation, mergers and cost-cutting. All that excess supply has been sopped up.”

“Historically, there has been a bull market in commodities every 20 or 30 years.”

“I think this is also a great time to invest in private equity, helping companies grow from the ground up.”

“Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundred years. The world will continue changing.”

“If everyone saw himself as a citizen of the world rather than of his town, city or country, the world would be a more peaceful, better place where success in all forms is abundant and available to all.”