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Warren Buffett Quotes

John Maynard Keynes essentially said, don’t try and figure out what the market is doing. Figure out a business you understand, and concentrate Picture Quote #1

When you’re associating with the people that you love, doing what you love, it doesn’t get any better than that Picture Quote #1

If you buy the things you don’t need, you will soon be selling the things that you need Picture Quote #1

I bought a company in the mid- 90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I’ve made lots of dumb decisions. That’s part of the game Picture Quote #1

You don’t need to have extraordinary effort to achieve extraordinary results. You just need to do the ordinary, everyday things exceptionally well Picture Quote #1

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. The person sitting in the shade now should be grateful for the person who planted and tended that tree. That includes all those benefactors of humanity throughout history that created, invented, financed, produced, maintained and improved all that we enjoy today Picture Quote #1

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A diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago Picture Quote #1

A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. My mentor, Ben Graham, took this position many years ago, and everything I have seen since convinces me of its truth Picture Quote #1

Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn’t. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value Picture Quote #1

Too often, executive compensation in the U.S. is ridiculously out of line with performance. That won’t change, moreover, because the deck is stacked against investors when it comes to the CEO’s pay Picture Quote #1

I’ve never believed in risking what my family and friends have and need in order to pursue what they don’t have and don’t need Picture Quote #1

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong Picture Quote #1

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If I taught a class, on my final exam I would take an Internet company and ask, ‘How much is this company worth?’ Anyone who would answer, I would flunk Picture Quote #1

I think once you start putting phony figures into financial statements, you get in a lot of trouble. And we’ve seen so much of that in the last 20 years Picture Quote #1

Don’t pass up something that’s attractive today because you think you will find something way more attractive tomorrow Picture Quote #1

Don’t settle for anything other than your passion - if you’re lucky enough to find it Picture Quote #1

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently Picture Quote #1

I mean [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt didn’t - you know, when he came in, he didn’t print any money Picture Quote #1

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It’s not that I want money. It’s the fun of making money and watching it grow Picture Quote #1

If you gave me the choice of being CEO of General Electric or IBM or General Motors, you name it, or delivering papers, I would deliver papers. I would. I enjoyed doing that. I can think about what I want to think. I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to do Picture Quote #1

One’s objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won’t improve with age Picture Quote #1

I think it will get moving faster. I mean once you get it off the - once credit flows - now the recession is going to get worse Picture Quote #1

My rather puritanical view is that any investment manager, whether operating as broker, investment counselor of a trust department, investment company, etc., should be willing to state unequivocally what he is going to attempt to accomplish and how he proposes to measure the extent to which he gets the job done Picture Quote #1

You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again Picture Quote #1

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Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited Picture Quote #1

You can’t stand to see your neighbor getting rich. You know you’re smarter than he is and he’s doing these things and he’s getting rich Picture Quote #1

I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy Picture Quote #1

If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential Picture Quote #1

You have to be able to communicate in life and probably schools underemphasize that. If you can’t talk to people or write, you’re giving up your potential Picture Quote #1

I would say the most satisfying thing actually is watching my three children each pick up on their own interests and work many more hours per week than most people that have jobs at trying to intelligently give away that money in fields that they particularly care about Picture Quote #1

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John Maynard Keynes essentially said, don’t try and figure out what the market is doing. Figure out a business you understand, and concentrate. (Warren Buffett Quotes) When you’re associating with the people that you love, doing what you love, it doesn’t get any better than that. (Warren Buffett Quotes) If you buy the things you don’t need, you will soon be selling the things that you need (Warren Buffett Quotes) I bought a company in the mid- 90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I’ve made lots of dumb decisions. That’s part of the game. (Warren Buffett Quotes) You don’t need to have extraordinary effort to achieve extraordinary results. You just need to do the ordinary, everyday things exceptionally well. (Warren Buffett Quotes) Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. The person sitting in the shade now should be grateful for the person who planted and tended that tree. That includes all those benefactors of humanity throughout history that created, invented, financed, produced, maintained and improved all that we enjoy today. (Warren Buffett Quotes) A diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. (Warren Buffett Quotes) A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. My mentor, Ben Graham, took this position many years ago, and everything I have seen since convinces me of its truth. (Warren Buffett Quotes) Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn’t. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. (Warren Buffett Quotes) Too often, executive compensation in the U.S. is ridiculously out of line with performance. That won’t change, moreover, because the deck is stacked against investors when it comes to the CEO’s pay. (Warren Buffett Quotes) I’ve never believed in risking what my family and friends have and need in order to pursue what they don’t have and don’t need. (Warren Buffett Quotes) You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong. (Warren Buffett Quotes) If I taught a class, on my final exam I would take an Internet company and ask, ‘How much is this company worth?’ Anyone who would answer, I would flunk. (Warren Buffett Quotes) I think once you start putting phony figures into financial statements, you get in a lot of trouble. And we’ve seen so much of that in the last 20 years. (Warren Buffett Quotes) Don’t pass up something that’s attractive today because you think you will find something way more attractive tomorrow. (Warren Buffett Quotes) Don’t settle for anything other than your passion - if you’re lucky enough to find it (Warren Buffett Quotes) It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. (Warren Buffett Quotes) I mean [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt didn’t - you know, when he came in, he didn’t print any money. (Warren Buffett Quotes) It’s not that I want money. It’s the fun of making money and watching it grow. (Warren Buffett Quotes) If you gave me the choice of being CEO of General Electric or IBM or General Motors, you name it, or delivering papers, I would deliver papers. I would. I enjoyed doing that. I can think about what I want to think. I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to do. (Warren Buffett Quotes) One’s objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won’t improve with age. (Warren Buffett Quotes) I think it will get moving faster. I mean once you get it off the - once credit flows - now the recession is going to get worse. (Warren Buffett Quotes) My rather puritanical view is that any investment manager, whether operating as broker, investment counselor of a trust department, investment company, etc., should be willing to state unequivocally what he is going to attempt to accomplish and how he proposes to measure the extent to which he gets the job done. (Warren Buffett Quotes) You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again. (Warren Buffett Quotes) Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited. (Warren Buffett Quotes) You can’t stand to see your neighbor getting rich. You know you’re smarter than he is and he’s doing these things and he’s getting rich. (Warren Buffett Quotes) I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy. (Warren Buffett Quotes) If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential. (Warren Buffett Quotes) You have to be able to communicate in life and probably schools underemphasize that. If you can’t talk to people or write, you’re giving up your potential. (Warren Buffett Quotes) I would say the most satisfying thing actually is watching my three children each pick up on their own interests and work many more hours per week than most people that have jobs at trying to intelligently give away that money in fields that they particularly care about. (Warren Buffett Quotes)

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