Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
That goes back to 1932, although it was really implemented in '33 under Jesse Jones, and it invested in mostly banks initially… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Investing in a market where people believe in efficiency is like playing bridge with someone who has been told it doesn't do… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back… — 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
I think what people understand there probably - well, they were hoping the private sector would do it [rescuing AIG ]. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper middle class should even probably be cut further.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I've learned mainly by reading myself. So I don't think I have any original ideas. Certainly, I talk about reading Graham. I've… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
People who watch their weight, golf scores, and fuel bills seem to shun quantitative evaluation of their investment management skills although it… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When people tell me they've learned from experience, I tell them the trick is to learn from other people's experience. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think that trying to invest through 535 people is a tough job, you know, and so I would give more latitude. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You've got the right - you've got a wonderful person with Sheila Bair, most of the viewers have never heard of Sheila… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
For some reason, people take their cues from price action rather than from values. What doesn't work is when you start doing… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If you invested in a very low cost index fund - where you don't put the money in at one time, but… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Stocks are the only thing that people are happy to buy when the price goes up. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I look for businesses in which I think I can predict what they're going to look like in ten to fifteen years… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
It's a big mistake to try and mislead people. They will turn around. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
For some reason people take their cues from price action rather than from values. Price is what you pay. Value is what… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
People will always try to stop you from doing the right thing if it is unconventional. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Focus on your customers and lead your people as though their lives depend on your success. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can't be used. I… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You have to be able to communicate in life and probably schools underemphasize that. If you can't talk to people or write,… — 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
