We think we control our environment, but in fact, it's our environment that controls us. We can't change the world. The only thing we can change is ourselves, by trying to get a better understanding of our own messed-up wiring. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
“My simple rule was that, whenever I met someone, I would try to do something for them. It might simply be an introduction to… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
For most people, attaining the intellectual clarity and emotional detachment that investing requires is tough. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
“our environment is much stronger than our intellect. Remarkably few investors—either amateur or professional—truly understand this critical point.” — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
When Warren Buffett says the sun shines out of somebody's backside, it's worth paying attention. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
I do not use short selling. The fund has not shorted a stock since the 2002 to 2003 time frame. At that time I… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
From time to time, you have seminal personalities who really change the way the world sees itself - people like Gandhi, Martin Luther King,… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
Over the time that I followed Warren Buffett, one CFO told me, it's very important to pay attention not only to what Warren Buffett… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
One has to divide Warren Buffet into different periods. There is a continuously evolving style of Warren Buffett. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
The entire pursuit of value investing requires you to see where the crowd is wrong so that you can profit from their misperceptions. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
But I think it’s important to discuss just how easy it is for any of us to get caught up in things that might… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
The trend of the market is up, not down. Shorting stocks puts you against that trend and thus makes it more difficult to make… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
