I've already written a section in the annual report for next year explaining why I think in one case that the figures… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I have got this letter which actually goes out the day after I die. It has already been written. And it says… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If you were at Lehman, the same thing happened. If you were at AIG, the shareholders are getting creamed on these things.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I don't want to give a lecture to this body that's out there. You know, I mean, having had the heart attack,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
It's a nightmare to administer some of this sort of thing, but I want to tell the shareholders of Berkshire, to the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our business assets but instead view the company as a… — 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