The financial calculus that Charlie and I employ would never permit our trading a good night's sleep for a shot at a… — Warren Buffett Calculus 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
It's very important that the determination of the US Congress to do what is is needed be made evident this week and… — Warren Buffett Action Copy Share Image
I will do anything that is basically covered by the law to reduce Berkshire's tax rate. For example, on wind energy, we… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
All but a few of the organizations do not specifically promise to deliver superior investment performance although it is perhaps not unreasonable… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I certainly do believe anyone engaged in the management of money should have a standard of measurement, and that both he and… — 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 ideals come… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We will prosper or suffer in controlled investments in relation to the operating performances of our businesses - we will not attempt… — Warren Buffett Business 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 American business Copy Share Image
We need a tax system that essentially takes very good care of the people who just really aren't as well adapted to… — 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
You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We say we are trying to buy into businesses with excellent economics, run by honest and able people at a decent price.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You’d get very rich if you thought of yourself as having a card with only twenty punches in a lifetime, and every… — Warren Buffett Big decisions Copy Share Image
Our marketable equities tell us by their operating results - not by their daily, or even yearly, price quotations - whether our… — Warren Buffett Business success Copy Share Image
Our approach is very much profiting from lack of change rather than from change. With Wrigley chewing gum, it's the lack of… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The speed at which a business success is recognized, furthermore, is not that important as long as the company's intrinsic value is… — Warren Buffett Advantage Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the entire field of investment management, involving hundreds of billions of dollars, would be more satisfactorily conducted if everyone… — Warren Buffett Ability Copy Share Image
We've used derivatives for many, many years. I don't think derivatives are evil, per se, I think they are dangerous. ...So we… — Warren Buffett Attention Copy Share Image
Asset-heavy businesses generally earn low rates of return - rates that often barely provide enough capital to fund the inflationary needs of… — Warren Buffett Acquisition Copy Share Image
I mean, you can explain the fact that these are depressed prices, you know. We think these assets are going to be… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I don't have my diploma from the University of Nebraska hanging on my office wall, and I don't have my diploma from… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump… — Warren Buffett Old age Copy Share Image
One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
