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# longevity15 quotes

LONGEVITY

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-goJohn Hanke, Bloomberg interview, 2023

Longevity and discipline compound over time — in sports, in business, in life.

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

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

commitmentlongevityInternal meeting, 2023

Winning at 50 meant more than winning at 30. It proved that experience and preparation can beat youth and talent.

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

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.

disciplinehealthKeynote at wellness conference, 2023, 2023

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.

investinglongevityAoki Foundation launch event, 2020, 2020

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.

longevityretirementPress conference, AC Milan, 2022, 2022

The secret to surviving 40 years in this business is not being the smartest person in the room. It's being the most disciplined.

disciplineinvestingInvestor letter

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

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

business-philosophylongevityALJ Group corporate history, 1980

I am still learning. The day I stop learning is the day I should stop working.

growthlearningKenya Broadcasting Corporation interview, 2022

I expect to live to 120. I don't intend to die.

ambitionlongevityWall Street Journal profile, 2007

Health is the real asset class. You can make money back. You cannot make time back.

healthlifestyleModern Finance podcast, 2020