The great lesson in microeconomics is to discriminate between when technology is going to help you and when it's going to kill… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Buffett was a billionaire who drove his own car, did his own taxes, and still lived in a home he had bought… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
I've been associated with Warren ( Buffett) so long, I thought I'd be just a footnote. — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
We could walk 3 minutes and be on the beach. I think the music kind of suffered because of it. It kind… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
It doesn't take Warren Buffett to realize that when companies don't know what new rules will look like, it affects their ability… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
I don't think Warren Buffett should be the treasurer or whatever. Warren Buffett's nuts! Just because he's a freaking billionaire doesn't mean… — Stephen Baldwin Copy Share Image
Trying to pick individual stocks is a trap. I can't do it. Warren Buffett can, but hardly anyone else can beat the… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
Buffett does enjoy being a billionaire, but in offbeat ways. As he put it, though money cannot change your health or how… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
Behind every liberal philanthropist fortune is a huge capitalist score. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett can afford now to be liberal -… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I think Buffett is a better investor than me because he has a better eye toward what makes a great business. And… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Buffett, when he gave away his money, referenced Carnegie. He quoted from Carnegie. When he said, "The man who dies rich dies… — David Nasaw Copy Share Image
Take agriculture, where we haven't done much, or sanitation; saying, "okay, we will be able to make a really huge effort there."… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
[Warren Buffett ] met with all sorts of different groups about a lot of different things, but yes, he took the time,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We both (Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett) insist on a lot of time being available almost every day to just sit and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the philanthropy game, you're going for different outcomes: saving childhood lives, having kids grow up - because they don't have malnutrition… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Warren Buffett likes to say that the first rule of investing is "Don't lose money," and the second rule is, "Never forget… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
I admire leaders in science, people who really figure things out like Richard Fineman or people who work on vaccines, tons of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I've said repeatedly publicly, and other members have, that until you adjust the eligibility for entitlements, do things like raising the age… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I think reading intelligent expressions of different points of view is a good thing, and there is a way in which being… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Arnold Schwarzenegger has hired billionaire Warren Buffett as his senior economic advisor. And not to be outdone Gary Coleman announced his senior… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Buffett found it 'extraordinary' that academics studied such things. They studied what was measurable, rather than what was meaningful. 'As a friend… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
I think you'll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad. Even though there are some people who do… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Berkshire has the lowest turnover of any major company in the U.S.The Walton family owns more of Wal-Mart than Buffett owns of… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I see friends who are in different genres of music, and they say they're so burnt playing the same stuff every night.… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have their 'Giving Pledge,' where billionaires promise to give away the majority of their wealth when they… — Mark Skousen Copy Share Image
If the same family were always on the bottom, then you'd have big resentments. But if DuPonts go down and Pampered Chef… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over… — David Plouffe Copy Share Image
I believe that the mutual fund industry's biggest shortcoming is too much focus on the momentary price of a stock - an… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Whatever happened to Warren Buffett, the world's their-richest man? Guilt, a feeling of being blessed by luck, forgotten lessons - who knows?… — Larry Elder Copy Share Image
I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
It was really phenomenal [Warren Buffett donation]. It grew out of the friendship that we had and the fact that his plan… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
![“Take agriculture, where we haven't done much, or sanitation; saying, "okay, we will be able to make a really huge effort there." It really energized the foundation and half of what we've gotten done in this last decade is because Warren [Buffett] trusted us.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d0/bill-gates-137_able_take-agriculture-where-we-haven-t-done-m_3049694.jpg)
![“[Warren Buffett ] met with all sorts of different groups about a lot of different things, but yes, he took the time, he listened and he wanted to understand about some of the different diseases and the strength of the American role in doing all these things.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/628/bill-gates-137_buffett_warren-buffett-met-with-all-sorts-of-dif_2817572.jpg)
![“In the philanthropy game, you're going for different outcomes: saving childhood lives, having kids grow up - because they don't have malnutrition or disease - that they achieve their full potential. We take for Warren [Buffett] things that, because he's very intelligent about the world but doesn't…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/403/bill-gates-137_achieve_in-the-philanthropy-game-you-re-going-fo_2763330.jpg)
![“I admire leaders in science, people who really figure things out like Richard Fineman or people who work on vaccines, tons of people working on [the] HIV vaccine. There's leaders in business, people like Warren Buffett, who've got a certain approach they take that are pretty amazing. There [are]…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d6a/bill-gates-137_admire_i-admire-leaders-in-science-people-who-r_2999555.jpg)
![“Buffett found it 'extraordinary' that academics studied such things. They studied what was measurable, rather than what was meaningful. 'As a friend [Charlie Munger] said, to a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” quote by Roger Lowenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a50/roger-lowenstein-34951_academic_buffett-found-it-extraordinary-that-acad_2270654.jpg)
![“If the same family were always on the bottom, then you'd have big resentments. But if DuPonts go down and Pampered Chef up, [that's good]. That much churn makes people think the system is fairer. Buffett: We don't like churn now, but we liked it more 30-40 years ago.” quote by Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cf5/charlie-munger-458_bigs_if-the-same-family-were-always-on-the-bo_3003042.jpg)
![“It was really phenomenal [Warren Buffett donation]. It grew out of the friendship that we had and the fact that his plan to have his wife run the foundation and give things away changed when she tragically died.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0b/bill-gates-137_buffett_it-was-really-phenomenal-warren-buffett_2063211.jpg)