"I don't take risks with my money. Ever. <b>The way of the successful investor is normally to do nothing - not until you see money lying there, somewhere over in the corner, and all that is left for you to do is go over and pick it up. </b>That is how you invest. You wait until you see, or find, or stumble upon, or dig up by way of research something you think is a sure thing. Something without much risk. You do not buy unless it is cheap and unless you see positive change coming. In other words you do not buy except on rare occasions, and there are not going to be many in life where money is just lying there" - Jim Rogers.
and also.....
"You call that a position?" he (Soros after Stanley said he had a position of 1 yard/billion) said dismissingly. He encouraged me to double my position. I did, and the trade went dramatically in my favor. Soros has taught me that when you have tremendous conviction on a trade, you have to go for the jugular. <b>It takes courage to be a pig. </b>It takes courage to ride a profit with huge leverage. As far as Soros is concerned, when you're right on something, you can't own enough."
Stanley Druckenmiller talking about George Soros. Market Wizards 2, pg. 208.
(Courtesy of DetachedTrader and Jack Schwager)