Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.
Interpretation
Real estate is a stable investment that remains secure when handled wisely.
This quote emphasizes the idea that real estate is a durable and secure investment that, unlike other assets, cannot be easily lost or stolen. It suggests that by using common sense in the purchasing process, fully paying for the property, and managing it responsibly, investors can ensure the safety and profitability of their investment over time.
In practice
During a financial seminar, one might quote Roosevelt to stress the importance of investing wisely in real estate.
There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that Americans have considerable industrial power - but that Americans are soft and decadent, that they cannot and will not unite and work and fight. ... Let them tell that to the Marines!
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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There's no shame in a bronze medal. I used to think that, and I'm so ashamed of thinking that because there's so much joy and hard work and love in this.
The one requirement for success in our business lives is effort. Either you make the commitment to get results or you don't.
I think the actresses who are really successful are the ones who are comfortable in their own skins and still look human.
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