Top 400 Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “Investing, like spirituality, has a lot to do with energy, frequency and vibration. But it takes mastery to figure out how. And then even more mastery to apply the knowledge toward desirable results.”

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202. “Stock Traders are always trying to time the market. But an investor tends to be thinking bigger, more broadly, and more holistically.”

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203. “When a company is implementing vital changes, it’s going to include some discomfort. Anytime we forego the comfort of the known even in search of something better, it’s still a little bit uncomfortable as we transition from one state of being to another state of being.”

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204. “With a pure and balanced mind and a focused desire – we can, within reason, call forth any truth our soul may wish to live.”

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205. “When new things emerge in our world, its best to put some time into researching them and trying to gain an understanding. With that understanding, you’re then able to think about and plan for the new business applications for those things and the new ways in which your business may profit from them.”

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206. “Transitioning a company from present state to future state is not just about the company at large, but also about every single employee and customer and partner also transitioning from present state to future state. We have to consider the macro and the micro if the transition is going to be successful.”

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207. “Many modern businesses have become proficient at mining data. In fact the mining of data is becoming almost routine. But as we advance further into the 21rst century and the 22nd century, the utilization of data begins to take priority. So it’s not just about collecting all this data, but also about getting really creative with generating new ways to utilize that data in the quest to add value.”

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208. “Wealth is not only about money. It is also about living a full, vibrant, purpose-filled and Godly life.”

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209. “When we invest, It’s about the big picture, and having a holistic approach to investing.”

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210. “As long as businesses have problems that need solutions, consultants will be valuable.”

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211. “When we’re talking about businesses adapting to change, it’s not just about the processes and systems but also about people and their ability to practice new relationships, methods and behaviors.”

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212. “People talk a lot about the importance of equity in an economy. In a permaculture economy, equity comes natural.”

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213. “There is no shame in failure. Everybody who has ever lived has experienced failure throughout their life, whether they will be honest about that or not.”

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214. “In closed loop systems, flow facilitates flow. Liquidity facilitates liquidity.”

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215. “When planning projects and issuing revenue bonds, cities should assess the projects total impact to the urban ecosystem.”

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216. “In a capitalist ecosystem, different forms of capital often compete to the detriment of one another. In a permaculture economy, different forms of capital are incentivized to collaborate and share in the holistic ROI of maximized productivity. Capitalism embraces linear and singular value chains whereas Permaculture Economics embraces value networks and multiplicative value effects.”

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217. “When cities prioritize sustainability, the residents in that city are more inclined to embrace sustainability as well.”

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218. “I was an entrepreneur for more than a decade. I know almost everything there is to know about business because I’ve lived almost everything there is to live about business. And I’ve poured that energy into Mayflower-Plymouth.”

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219. “Now, more than ever, the world needs a Permaculture Economy.”

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220. “A good leader has a way of making people feel safe in their presence.”

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221. “One of the great themes of nature is abundance. One of the great themes of every city should also be abundance. In every city, there should be an abundance of opportunities, an abundance of food, an abundance of available homes, an abundance of biodiversity, an abundance of spaces to play.”

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222. “Municipalities that invest in education position themselves to ensure future tax revenue.”

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223. “There is a lot of money in Africa. There’s a lot of value being created by the people of Africa, from Egypt to Ghana to Zambia and everywhere in between. Ideas are flowing from African minds, innovations are emerging from African intellect, African businesses are providing solutions and valuable products and services. We are seeing it now and we will see it even more as the century progresses. As an investor, I’m putting big bets on Africa.”

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224. “Both wealth and poverty are contagious. If you share your time and energy with people who have wealth consciousness, you will attain more wealth consciousness. If you share your time and energy with people who have poverty consciousness, then you will attain more poverty consciousness.”

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225. “We were each created to prosper in our own way.”

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226. “If a social ecosystem is created to legitimize the existence a cryptocurrency token, both will fail. The use case for tokens is to serve naturally occurring social ecosystems – that means people have already assembled in that way prior to the introduction of the token.”

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227. “A business is like a living being. It’s more of a process than a stagnant thing. The way you manage your business today shouldn’t be the same way you managed it ten years ago or even ten months ago. Because your business should have evolved and changed and adapted in some way during that time – just like living beings evolve and change and adapt to their environments.”

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228. “Gratitude multiplies things to be grateful for.”

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229. “In the new transportation system, car interiors will be like living rooms or meeting rooms. Since cars will be autonomous, passengers will be able to utilize the trip time to work, converse, socialize, write, be artistic or whatever else. Mayflower-Plymouth is making it happen.”

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230. “Each of us is a spiritual being that has invested in a material experience. And from this material experience, we expect a substantial ROI. If we are intentional, the things of matter can be complimentary to the spirit.”

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231. “In a Permaculture Economic system, participants view capital from a holistic perspective, as stewards of Capital rather than just users of Capital.”

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232. “If you havnt created a job for yourself, you’d better not quit the job you have.”

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233. “Trust is a prerequisite for financial transacting.”

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234. “When considering the acquisition of new sources of revenue, the business must account for the costs that must be incurred prior to the acquisition, and the costs associated with the maintenance of that source of revenue.”

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235. “A good investor is prudent but not risk averse.”

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236. “The abundance of money has a significant correlation to freedom. It’s good to have a lot of money.”

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237. “To thrive in business, it’s good to have a clear understanding of the laws that affect business.”

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238. “Managing waste is a really bad goal. Only an inefficient system would aim to manage waste. A better goal is making waste non-existent by designing the system itself, through it’s participants, to continually upcycle resources.”

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239. “Capitalism embraces linear and singular value chains whereas Permaculture Economics embraces value networks and multiplicative value effects.”

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240. “You don’t need degrees or diplomas to be successful in business – you just need an understanding of what people value and how to sell it to them. Now if you have degrees and diplomas in addition to that, then even better.”

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241. “I tell my daughter all the time – I love your beautiful brown skin and your beautiful tightly curled hair. When our daughters know that their fathers view them as beautiful, it cultivates healthy confidence and that stays with them into adulthood.”

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242. “After you’ve created value, the next part of building wealth is being a good receiver. In the same way that a good phone must be able to receive wi-fi frequencies, a good person must be open to receive the frequencies of wealth. It is good to give, and it is also good to receive.”

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243. “If you’re an entrepreneur and you’ve started a business that you’re growing from the ground up, just know that its okay to get a job somewhere else while you build up the business. For probably most entrepreneurs, that’s just part of the journey. There’s no shame in that.”

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244. “Decision is what directs energy, tunes frequency, and sets the rate of vibration of, in and toward life.”

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245. “A business is not just a legal entity – it’s a group of people engaged in the voluntary exchange of products, services, agreements and currencies. Buyers and sellers determine whether a business is a business. Not it’s legal entity status given by the state. I think legal status is good, but it’s not what truly establishes a business.”

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246. “I’m so grateful – the love me and my daughter Chaya share is so powerful and so potent and so pure. What we give each other is unconditional and unrestrained love. We pour that love into each other, and we embrace that love from each other with thankful hearts. So much so, that parts of ourselves live within the other. Nothing and no one could separate us. Nothing and no one could jeapordize our love. That’s the magnitude of our daddy daughter love. That’s me and Chaya.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

247. “It is critical to our union that we only have one dominant language – English.”

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248. “When we start learning from and working with fungi, there will be no such thing as trash anymore. And there are so many business opportunities in that.”

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249. “At Mayflower-Plymouth, we love helping businesses adapt to change. We all live and work in a dynamic and ever-changing economy. The businesses that are able to adapt, pivot and restructure are the businesses that are most positioned to thrive through the changes.”

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250. “Permaculture Economics is about designing an economic ecosystem of maximized productivity.”

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