The purpose of life is to be loved by as many people as possible among those you want to have love you — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I mean the truth is, I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The market system rewards me outlandishly for what I do, but that doesn't mean I'm any more deserving of a good life… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I believe the chance of any event causing Berkshire to experience financial problems is essentially zero. We will always be prepared for… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
It's just that I landed up in a terrific capitalist system. One that pays people who allocate capital extraordinarily well. Intrinsically, I'm… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I would say that life at 84, I am having as much fun as I've ever had in my life. I mean… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We intend to continue our practice of working only with people whom we like and admire. This policy not only maximizes our… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If this is a war, my side has the nuclear bomb. We have K Street. We have Wall Street. Debbie doesn't have… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If you expect to continue to purchase stocks throughout your life, you should welcome price declines as a way to add stocks… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Intrinsic value can be defined simply: It is the discounted value of the cash that can be taken out of a business… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I'm the luckiest guy in the world in terms of what I do for a living. No one can tell me to… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a stratospheric IQ, unusual business insights, or inside information. What's needed is a sound intellectual… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett Copy Share
Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose. — Warren Buffett Copy Share
We set no volume goals in our insurance business generally-and certainly not in reinsurance-as virtually any volume can be achieved if profitability standards are… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
Everybody's got a different circle of competence. The important thing is not how big the circle is. The important thing is staying inside the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
It is better to point out your own mistakes than have somebody else do it. — Warren Buffett Copy Share
I've read about all the sales today. If you're an auto dealer, you're feeling it. If you're a furniture retailer like we are, you're… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
I was lucky enough to be born in a time and place where society values my talent, and gave me a good education to… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - some times pervasive, some times specific to a company or industry. We want to… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting. — Warren Buffett Copy Share
What you really want to do in investments is figure out what's important and knowable. If it's unimportant or unknowable you forget about it. — Warren Buffett Copy Share
I don't measure my life by the money I've made. Other people might, but certainly don't. — Warren Buffett Copy Share
I mean the truth is, I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate that I've… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
Investors, of course, can, by their own behavior make stock ownership highly risky. And many do. Active trading, attempts to "time" market movements, inadequate… — Warren Buffett Copy Share
