Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919–90) was publisher of Forbes magazine, founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He was known as a promoter of capitalism and for extravagant spending on parties, travel, and his collection of homes, yachts, aircraft, and art.
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Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.
—Malcolm Forbes
The purpose of an education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Education
When the joy of the job’s gone, when it’s no fun trying anymore, quit before you’re fired.
—Malcolm Forbes
If you expect nothing, you’re apt to be surprised. You’ll get it.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Expectation, Health, Optimism, Positive Attitudes
One who never asks either knows everything or nothing.
—Malcolm Forbes
Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do.
—Malcolm Forbes
There’s no way to move without making waves.
—Malcolm Forbes
Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are.
—Malcolm Forbes
Failure is success if we learn from it.
—Malcolm Forbes
Since we had nothing to do with our arrival and usually are not consulted about our departure, what makes so many of us think we’re entitled to so much while we’re here?
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Life
All work and no play makes jack. With enough jack, Jack needn’t be a dull boy.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Money
The biggest mistake people make in life is
not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
—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
Topics: Doing
There is never enough time, unless you’re serving it.
—Malcolm Forbes
No one’s a leader if there are no followers.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Leadership
If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
—Malcolm Forbes
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Judgment, Virtues, Character
Presence is more than just being there.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Perspective
It’s always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.
—Malcolm Forbes
The hardest time to tell: when to stop.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Action
Isn’t it fortunate how selective our recollections usually are.
—Malcolm Forbes
Topics: Memory
Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody.
—Malcolm Forbes
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