I learned to see myself and my role as a capitalist... as somebody who's trying to harness, for myself and for society, the power of greed and the power of the will to acquire into something that makes the world… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
“My simple rule was that, whenever I met someone, I would try to do something for them. It might simply be an introduction to… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
For most people, attaining the intellectual clarity and emotional detachment that investing requires is tough. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
“our environment is much stronger than our intellect. Remarkably few investors—either amateur or professional—truly understand this critical point.” — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
When Warren Buffett says the sun shines out of somebody's backside, it's worth paying attention. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
I do not use short selling. The fund has not shorted a stock since the 2002 to 2003 time frame. At that time I… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
From time to time, you have seminal personalities who really change the way the world sees itself - people like Gandhi, Martin Luther King,… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
Over the time that I followed Warren Buffett, one CFO told me, it's very important to pay attention not only to what Warren Buffett… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
One has to divide Warren Buffet into different periods. There is a continuously evolving style of Warren Buffett. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
The entire pursuit of value investing requires you to see where the crowd is wrong so that you can profit from their misperceptions. — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
But I think it’s important to discuss just how easy it is for any of us to get caught up in things that might… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
The trend of the market is up, not down. Shorting stocks puts you against that trend and thus makes it more difficult to make… — Guy Spier Copy Share Image
