But 300 million Americans, their lending institutions, their government, their media, all believed that house prices were going to go up consistently.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
None of this means, however, that a business or stock is an intelligent purchase simply because it is unpopular; a contrarian approach… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The (stock) market is there only as a reference point to see if anybody is offering to do anything foolish. When we… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
A contrarian approach is just as foolish as a follow-the-crowd strategy. What's required is thinking rather than polling. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
For example: (1) As if governed by Newton's First Law of Motion, an institution will resist any change in its current direction;… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Of one thing be certain: if a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside… — 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
