Top 400 Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr Quotes (2025 Update)
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201. “A reality whereby all individuals live, work and play together in a system of harmony and continual reciprocity, and in the spirit of love and unanimity – is possible. And we living today are the ones to make it happen.”

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202. “Every tree in the forest knows about creating value, and about reciprocity and about stewardship. And every tree in the forest knows about profit and about investing and about ROI. This is why I study and learn from nature.”

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203. “Business is about making the world a better place.”

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204. “We are The exact meeting point Between infinite externalities And infinite internalities. So when we look out into the night sky And see the cosmos, We should also look into the I And see the cosmos. And as much universe As there is out there, There is also That much universe In here.”

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205. “Investing has the best results when you learn from nature. Planet Earth has been alive for much longer than you or I and and it this thing figured out.”

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

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

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208. “In business and in all of life, a major part of effective crisis management is acknowledging the existence of the bad things that are happening. Once you have that acceptance, you can begin to strategize step by step how to manage the crisis and emerge from the crisis into a more favorable reality. But if you pretend like the bad things aren’t happening, they magnify the crisis.”

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209. “Fame is worthless unless it is a platform to glorify God. Because ultimately, Gods name is the only name that endures. And his Will is the only Will that prevails.”

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

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211. “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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212. “In today’s global economy, it’s essential that businesses efficiently execute on or plug into logistics.”

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

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214. “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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215. “As leaders, sometimes we have to be willing to be temporarily disliked in order to be permanently loved.”

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

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218. “Cryptocurrency should never and will never replace government issued fiat currently. The value of Cryptocurrency is limited to very specific use-cases and small social ecosystems with specific common objectives. That’s not a bad thing. It’s good when things are applied strictly to their proper use cases.”

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219. “Investing has the best results when you learn from nature.”

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220. “The first investment priority for each of us should be our home. We should each Invest in making our house feel like home. We should Invest making sure our home is a place where we feel loved and safe – a home that is an energetic incubator of our prosperity.”

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221. “Assets are like trees and money is like fruits. The goal is for our trees to produce as much fruit as possible and for us to enjoy in that abundance of fruit.”

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222. “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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223. “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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224. “Permaculture Economics is about designing an economic ecosystem of maximized productivity.”

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

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227. “When I meet other men in business, I want to know what their relationship with their children is like. I think a mans role as a father says something about who he is as a businessman and the quality of leader he is.”

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228. “When you’re humble, people tend to be more forgiving with your failures. I’ve learned to just be humble and keep my ego tamed. This gives me the freedom to live transparently without fearing what people will think about my failures.”

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229. “The new transportation system is multi-modal, autonomous and electric. People utilize a variety of vehicles including cars, bicycles, passenger drones, hoverboards, airplanes, boats, rockets and more. And with ease, efficiency and comfort. At Mayflower-Plymouth, we’re making that real.”

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230. “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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231. “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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232. “When we apply the design principles of permaculture to economics, we end up with an economic ecosystem where every participant adds to and benefits from maximized productivity.”

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233. “If you have wealth without liquidity, you’re still in bondage. If you have capital without currency, you’re still in bondage. Liquidity equals freedom.”

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

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235. “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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236. “Development goes where capital flows.”

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237. “How a business presents itself is very indicative of that businesses sense of self and about how much value and respect it’s owners and employees attribute to it. If the owners and employees don’t respect the business, neither will the customers and potential customers.”

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

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239. “Los negocios bien hechos tienen la capacidad de reemplazar la caridad.”

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240. “Good leaders are balanced people. They’re both decisive and thoughtful. They’re both curt and kind. They’re both focused and considerate of broader realities.”

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241. “When a business is experiencing dysfunction, it often times has a lot to do with internal processes and internal systems. And when we put in place new internal processes and new internal systems based on clear objectives and a clear value-add strategy, the business transitions from dysfunction to effectiveness.”

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242. “We do not need to force altruism onto people. We only need to allow Permaculture Economics to flourish and people to pursue their own self interest.”

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243. “As AI technology matures paired with the continued implementation of Blockchain technology, I think we’ll see a lot of analyst, educator and lawyer jobs for example be repositioned into the consulting industry. Consulting will pretty much be a broad category for all jobs involved in the gathering, utilization and sale of actionable data.”

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

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245. “Ethereum, or some other Cryptocurrency is going to be the global standard of payment. It’ll be of greater value than national fiat.”

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246. “In this modern era, Panama should be considering new ways to invest in and profit from global commerce, logistics and supply chains. It’s not just about widening the canal, but widening the ways in which the nation can add value to and extract value from the movement of products and services globally.”

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247. “The global economy and all of its markets are constantly changing. In order to survive and thrive as an individual in business these days, you’ve got to be always updating your mental models. You’ve got to be always updating the software of your mind and spirit so that you remain capable of seeing the new ways value is being measured and exchanged; and so that you remain capable to plugging in to and profiting from the new ways that value is being exchanged.”

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248. “Careers are not defined by age or employment status. Careers are defined by consistent value creation. So if you’re 12 years old and you consistently create engineering value, you are an engineer.”

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249. “Leaders can’t afford to be resistant to change.”

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250. “Capital is a living substance and must be invested as such.”

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