As one of my older friends says, "Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be." Let's take a stab at it, anyway. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
You’d get very rich if you thought of yourself as having a card with only twenty punches in a lifetime, and every… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Market price, while used exclusively to value our investments in minority positions, is not a relevant factor when applied to our controlling… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We've used derivatives for many, many years. I don't think derivatives are evil, per se, I think they are dangerous. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We've used derivatives for many, many years. I don't think derivatives are evil, per se, I think they are dangerous. ...So we… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think the Congress will do the right thing. I think that they've - you know, they got into certain arguments and… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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
I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can't be used. I… — 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