If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I mean the truth is, I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I sent one e-mail in my life. I sent it to Jeff Raikes at Microsoft, and it ended up in court in… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The market system rewards me outlandishly for what I do, but that doesn't mean I'm any more deserving of a good life… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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
I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I would say that life at 84, I am having as much fun as I've ever had in my life. I mean… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We intend to continue our practice of working only with people whom we like and admire. This policy not only maximizes our… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If this is a war, my side has the nuclear bomb. We have K Street. We have Wall Street. Debbie doesn't have… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Most business mistakes are irreversible setbacks, but you get another chance. There are two things in life that you don't get another… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing so wide diversification is only required when investors are ignorant. You only have… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You really don't need leverage in this world much. If you're smart, you're going to make a lot of money without borrowing.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I believe the chance of any event causing Berkshire to experience financial problems is essentially zero. We will always be prepared for… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
It's just that I landed up in a terrific capitalist system. One that pays people who allocate capital extraordinarily well. Intrinsically, I'm… — 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