We can afford to lose money - even a lot of money. But we can't afford to lose reputation - even a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minuted to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.” — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When a management with reputation for brilliance gets hooked up with a business with a reputation for bad economics, it's the reputation… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When a management team with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Would you rather be the world's greatest lover, but have everyone think you're the world's worst lover? Or would you rather be… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” — 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
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
