We like to buy businesses, but we don't like to sell them. — Warren Buffett Business Copy Share Image
The ability to say no is a tremendous advantage for an investor. — Warren Buffett Ability Copy Share Image
You know, with your money and my brains, I mean, there's no telling how far we'd go. — Warren Buffett Brain Copy Share Image
No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Gold has two significant shortcomings, being neither of much use nor procreative. — Warren Buffett Gold Copy Share Image
Taking jobs to build up your resume is the same as saving up sex for old age. — Warren Buffett Age Copy Share Image
The 19th century belonged to England, the 20th century belonged to the U.S., and the 21st century belongs to China. Invest accordingly. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think once you start putting phony figures into financial statements, you get in a lot of trouble. And we've seen so… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If I taught a class, on my final exam I would take an Internet company and ask, 'How much is this company… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything.” — Warren Buffett Difference Copy Share Image
Managers that always promise to 'make the numbers' will at some point be tempted to make up the numbers. — Warren Buffett Management Copy Share Image
I sent one e-mail in my life. I sent it to Jeff Raikes at Microsoft, and it ended up in court in… — Warren Buffett Court Copy Share Image
Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited. — Warren Buffett Customer Copy Share Image
We all make mistakes. If you can't make mistakes, you can't make decisions. I've made a lot bigger mistakes myself. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
What could be more advantageous in an intellectual contest - whether it be chess, bridge, or stock selection - than to have… — Warren Buffett Bridges Copy Share Image
It's got to be the best intellectual exercise out there. You're seeing through new situations every ten minutes. In the stock market… — Warren Buffett Being the best Copy Share Image
I do not like debt and do not like to invest in companies that have too much debt, particularly long-term debt. With… — Warren Buffett Business Copy Share Image
Investing is the greatest business in the world because you never have to swing. You stand at the plate; the pitcher throws… — Warren Buffett Business Copy Share Image
If you gave me the choice of being CEO of General Electric or IBM or General Motors, you name it, or delivering… — Warren Buffett Ceo Copy Share Image
Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The greatest investment a young person can make is in their own education, in their own mind. Because money comes and goes.… — Warren Buffett Comes and goes Copy Share Image
People who watch their weight, golf scores, and fuel bills seem to shun quantitative evaluation of their investment management skills although it… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Time is the friend of the wonderful business. It's the enemy of the lousy business. If you're in a lousy business for… — Warren Buffett Business Copy Share Image
In our view, though, investment students need only two well-taught courses-How to Value a Business, and How to Think about Market Prices.… — Warren Buffett Business Copy Share Image
In that, we agreed with Andrew Carnegie, who said that huge fortunes that flow in large part from society should in large… — Warren Buffett Ability Copy Share Image
There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good - though in the short run, it's difficult to determine… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The value of market esoterica to the consumer of investment advice is a different story. In my opinion, investment success will not… — Warren Buffett Ability Copy Share Image
There is one thing of which I can assure you. If good performance of the fund is even a minor objective, any… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You have to turn over a lot of rocks to find those little anomalies. You have to find the companies that are… — Warren Buffett Anomalies Copy Share Image
It is obvious that the performance of a stock last year or last month is no reason, per se, to either own… — Warren Buffett Customer Copy Share Image
We look for things I can understand. A lot of businesses I don't understand. — Warren Buffett Business Copy Share Image
I don't think you can have a better secretary of the Treasury than Hank Paulson. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The Noah rule: Predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does. — Warren Buffett Ark Copy Share Image
Investing is laying out money now to get more money back in the future. — Warren Buffett Customer Copy Share Image
The thing to do is to keep your mind when the world around you is losing theirs. — Warren Buffett Calmness Copy Share Image
It's much easier to stay out of trouble now than to get out of trouble later. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
