They say the chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. The chains… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our business assets but instead view the company as a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
A lot of great fortunes in the world have been made by owning a single wonderful business. If you understand the business,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I look for businesses in which I think I can predict what they're going to look like in ten to fifteen years… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Part of making good decisions in business is recognizing the poor decisions you've made and why they were poor. I've made lots… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Things you like to do should be a hobby of yours, but things the world does should be a business of yours. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
An investor should ordinarily hold a small piece of an outstanding business with the same tenacity that an owner would exhibit if… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of businesses that Charlie and I don't understand, but that doesn't cause us to stay up at night.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Every company that has an economist working for him has one employee too many. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Our investments continue to be few in number and simple in concept: The truly big investment idea can usually be explained in… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The idea that you try to time purchases based on what you think business is going to do in the next year… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The ideal business is one that earns very high returns on capital and that keeps using lots of capital at those high… — 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 Image
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
It is better to point out your own mistakes than have somebody else do it. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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 Image
I don't measure my life by the money I've made. Other people might, but certainly don't. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
