Malcolm Forbes Quotes

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Living and dreaming are two different things - but you can't do one without the other.

Malcolm Forbes

The ultimate high: A man's abilities equaling his opinion of 'em.

Malcolm Forbes

Be Nice. Contrary to the cliché, genuinely nice guys most often finish first or very near it. I admit it's not easy when you've got a gripe. To be agreeable while disagreeing — that's an art.
Be natural — write the way you talk.

Malcolm Forbes

Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.

Malcolm Forbes

Once you've given advice to someone, you're obligated.

Malcolm Forbes

Trees sent Joyce Kilmer, but nothing quite sends most Americans like the smell of a new car interior and the soul-satisfying sound of shutting a new car door. There are few among us who don't find that sound as exciting as any bar of music.

Malcolm Forbes

Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did.

Malcolm Forbes

A bore: Someone who persists in holding to his own views after we have enlightened him with ours.

Malcolm Forbes

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

Malcolm Forbes

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

Malcolm Forbes

Malcolm Forbes

Malcolm Forbes

Born: August 19, 1919

Died: February 24, 1990 (aged 70)

Bio: Malcolm Stevenson Forbes was an American entrepreneur most prominently known as the publisher of Forbes magazine, founded by his father B. C. Forbes.

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