1. "The future is already here. It's just not very evenly distributed." -William Gibson

As you read this, incredible innovations are happening that will impact the future. As investors, we want to find the companies shaping and molding our future.

"I like to invest in the companies that are making the future happen right now." - DG*

2. "You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do." Jerry Garcia

You want to find companies that don't have a clear competitor. You are looking for a Coke without a Pepsi.

"It's when they are morphing and enhancing and going directions where literally no one else is doing what they are doing." -DG*

3. "Another thing that we believe is pretty fundamental is that the world is getting increasingly transparent—that information perfection is on the rise. If you believe that, it becomes strategically smart to align yourself with the customer. You think about marketing differently." - Jeff Bezos

Customer alignment = Success

"People who get out front and think about where the world is headed and then set themselves up so that they'll succeed—those are some of our best CEOs." - DG*

4. "The stock is gonna trade whether you look at it or not. And the market is a crazy man if you haven't already noticed ... always has been, always will be. Knowing that, why on earth would you listen to a crazy person 5 days a week? Your mood is gonna swing right along with the market. Your stocks are up; you're gonna be happy the rest of the day. Your stocks are down; you're gonna be in a bad mood the rest of the day, possibly even scared or worried that something's wrong when there is no reason at all. Honestly, life has enough ups and downs of its own already. You actually want more? Besides, listening to this crazy person day after day is probably going to tempt you to do crazy things." -Quote taken from a Motley Fool board post

5. "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." -Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Look for leaders that inspire and can move the human heart.

*DG = David Gardner

Reference: Great Quotes Volume 1