Buffett's uncommon urge to chronicle made him a unique character in American life, not only a great capitalist but the Great Explainer… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
In seventy years, Russia’s Communists had not succeeded in dealing markets such a telling blow as did its deadbeat capitalists. — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been superseded by a… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
“A year earlier, no company had been accorded more faith than Enron; by late November, none was trusted less. And so, a gasping gurgle,… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
“His talent sprang from his unrivaled independence of mind and ability to focus on his work and shut out the world, yet those same… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
Buffett's uncommon urge to chronicle made him a unique character in American life, not only a great capitalist but the Great Explainer of American… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
“The book is worth reading, in part because it is enjoyable to read of other people's folly, not to mention their avarice and stupidity."… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
Buffett's methodology was straightforward, and in that sense 'simple.' It was not simple in the sense of being easy to execute. Valuing companies such… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
Buffett was a billionaire who drove his own car, did his own taxes, and still lived in a home he had bought in 1958… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
Buffett’s genius was largely a genius of character—of patience, discipline, and rationality. — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
“Bundy sternly tool his fellow endowment fund managers to task - not for being too bold, but for being insufficiently so: We have the… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
Buffett found it 'extraordinary' that academics studied such things. They studied what was measurable, rather than what was meaningful. 'As a friend [Charlie Munger]… — Roger Lowenstein Copy Share Image
