It's quite clear that stocks are cheaper than bonds. I can't imagine anybody having bonds in their portfolio when they can own… — 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
An argument is made that there are just too many question marks about the near future; wouldn't it be better to wait… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants have recently… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I did not think I would see the day when, you know, an AIG would not be able to have its checks… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
In the financial markets I find it easy to predict what will happen and very difficult to predict when it will happen.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When we really sit back with a smile on our face is when we run into a situation we can understand, where… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Investment philosophy is the clear understanding that by owning shares of stocks he owns businesses, not pieces of paper. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
After 25 years of buying and supervising a great variety of businesses, Charlie [Munger] and I have not learned how to solve… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think it's been, you know, kind of like a tragic play to this point. But at this point, I think it's… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The future is never clear; you pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus. Uncertainty actually is… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I am out of step with present conditions. When the game is no longer played your way, it is only human to… — 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