House prices just soared beyond - beyond reason in many places and they got financed in silly ways, and people lied about… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You shouldn't own common stocks if a 50 per cent decrease in their value in a short period of time would cause… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
It's not debt per say that overwhelms an individual corporation or country. Rather it is a continuous increase in debt in relation… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Working with people who cause your stomach to churn seems much like marrying for money - probably a bad idea under any… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
More investment sins are probably committed by otherwise quite intelligent people because of "tax considerations" than from any other cause. One of… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I certainly have no desire to sell a good controlled business run by people I like and admire, merely to obtain a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I would say the biggest single cause was we had an incredible residential real estate bubble. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Great investment opportunities come around when excellent companies are surrounded by unusual circumstances that cause the stock to be misappraised. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
But, surprise - none of these blockbuster events made the slightest dent in Ben Graham's investment principles. Nor did they render unsound… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
In earlier years, a lesser effort produced literally dozens of comparable opportunities. It is difficult to be objective about the causes for… — 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
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
