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# longevity — 14 quotes

LONGEVITY

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Pokemon Go still generates $700 million a year, seven years after launch. People call us a one-hit wonder. Most companies would kill for one hit that prints $700 million annually.

longevitypokemon-go— John Hanke, Bloomberg interview, 2023
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Longevity and discipline compound over time — in sports, in business, in life.

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We power Walmart Brazil and Carrefour. Latin America trusts us because we've been here for 24 years.

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Thirty-seven years at one firm. In hedge funds, that's like a geological era.

commitmentlongevity— Internal meeting, 2023
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Winning at 50 meant more than winning at 30. It proved that experience and preparation can beat youth and talent.

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Longevity is not science fiction. The science is real. The question is whether we have the courage to fund it.

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Health is the ultimate investment. Everything else you build depends on it. I have never met a successful person who neglected their body long-term and got away with it.

disciplinehealth— Keynote at wellness conference, 2023, 2023
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I fund brain science because I plan to be around long enough to see whether my investments paid off. That is not a joke. It is a business decision.

investinglongevity— Aoki Foundation launch event, 2020, 2020
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Retire? I will decide when I retire. Nobody else. And when I retire, I will still be better than most people who never stopped playing.

longevityretirement— Press conference, AC Milan, 2022, 2022
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The secret to surviving 40 years in this business is not being the smartest person in the room. It's being the most disciplined.

disciplineinvesting— Investor letter
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I would rather be a company that survives 100 years than one that grows 100% in a year.

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The secret to business longevity is simple: be useful to your country, your customers, and your partners — in that order.

business-philosophylongevity— ALJ Group corporate history, 1980
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I expect to live to 120. I don't intend to die.

ambitionlongevity— Wall Street Journal profile, 2007
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Health is the real asset class. You can make money back. You cannot make time back.

healthlifestyle— Modern Finance podcast, 2020