We want to use cash. The reason we haven't used our cash two years ago, we just didn't find things that were… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The truth is, everything that has happened in my life... that I thought was a crushing event at the time, has turned… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Take the probability of loss times the amount of possible loss from the probability of gain times the amount of possible gain.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
If you want your business to survive for 100 years, you've got to make it through every single day for 100 years.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We intend to continue our practice of working only with people whom we like and admire. This policy not only maximizes our… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can't… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I'm not worried they're all about the investments we make. I mean, listen, this country - we've got $46,000 or $47,000 of… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I look for businesses in which I think I can predict what they're going to look like in ten to fifteen years… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Focus alone is not enough; putting in the time to commit is also crucial to achieve success. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I mean, if Pearl Harbor came along, you could have said the planning was wrong by the military ahead of time or… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The idea that you try to time purchases based on what you think business is going to do in the next year… — 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
