“There no longer can be any doubt that the creation of the first index ...” — John C. Bogle Quote

“There no longer can be any doubt that the creation of the first index mutual fund was the most successful innovation - especially for investors - in modern financial history.”

“I think high turnover is definitively the investor's enemy, so you don't want to bring a high-turnover philosophy to this business. You want to have a long-term philosophy.”

“Successful investing is all about common sense.”

“There's no perfection in family life, and certainly we aren't perfect, but we're probably about as close as we can be.”

“It occurs to me that, after the huge output of writing I've produced over the years, there is a close link between my twin careers as investment executive and financial writer: The power of the word and the power of the book have played a major role in turning my vision... into reality.”

“If the job of capitalism is to create wealth for those who put up the capital, no fund group comes close to Vanguard's success in serving its owners. So we're probably as far away from communism as is realistically possible.”

“We are already seeing the creation of a new kind of network based on friendships: Startups, which are often founded by friends, are the beginning of something that could reshape social relations.”

“The world's creation has a beginning from the world's point of view, not from God's.”

“I know how demanding the process of creation is.”

“I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?”

“Fear is our deepest and strongest emotion, and the one which best lends itself to the creation of nature-defying illusions.”

“At the heart of every being lies creation's dream of a principle that will one day give organic form to its fragmented treasures. God is unity.”