Ability Quote by Warren Buffett

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

“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”

— Warren Buffett

Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose.

— Warren Buffett

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

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

It is better to point out your own mistakes than have somebody else do it.

— Warren Buffett

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

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

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

The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.

— Warren Buffett

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

I don't measure my life by the money I've made. Other people might, but certainly don't.

— Warren Buffett