That's the reality of what they're going to sell them to the Treasury for. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If some institution wants to sell you a billion dollars worth of mortgages, they might have to sell 100 million in the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Investors... can't pick stocks that are better than average. Stocks are a good thing to own over time. There's only two things… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I'll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It's addictive.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
First, many in Wall Street - a community in which quality control is not prized - will sell investors anything they will… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
A pin lies in wait for every bubble. And when the two eventually meet, a new wave of investors learns some very… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
[The U.S. Treasury] can borrow basically unlimited amounts. They can stay there for years and years. These assets will be worth more… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
That would be nice if [people] stuck [treasury bills] all under a mattress, but they got to buy something with them. Sometimes… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I certainly have no desire to sell a good controlled business run by people I like and admire, merely to obtain a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think it's been, you know, kind of like a tragic play to this point. But at this point, I think it's… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
It takes 150 years to build an investment bank and only five minutes to convince you to sell me preferred stock in… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Mr. Market is kind of a drunken psycho. Some days he gets very enthused, some days he gets very depressed. And when… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think the worst mistake you can make in stocks is to buy or sell based on current headlines, — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The truth is that I've got all my net worth safely in Berkshire and I will never sell a share so there… — 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