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I found that it was much better to look at the figures rather than people.

Walter Schloss

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Walter Schloss
Age: 95 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 2012
Died: February 19
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New York City
New York
Walter Jerome Schloss
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One has to know more about a company if one buys earnings.
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We basically followed the idea of buying comapnies selling below working-capital - at two thirds of working-capital.
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I don't have a ticker-tape machine in my office.
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I find it helpful to buy near the low of the last few years.
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By setting up Berkshire Hathaway, Warren has done everything very rationally.
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Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.
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We do not spend a great deal of time talking to management.
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I'm a passive investor. There are people who are very aggressive they try to buy companies.
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Ben's emphasis was on protecting his expectation of profit with minimum risk.
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We may buy a little bit of a stock, to get our feet wet and get a feeling for it.
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Try to buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.
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Fear and greed are probably the worst emotions to have in connection with the purchase and sale of stocks.
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Yes, Warren has done very well.
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Fear and greed tend to affect one's judgement.
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Managements, you know, often think of themselves.
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Remember that a share of stock represents a part of a business and is not just a piece of paper.
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I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.
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I like the idea of company-paid dividends.
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Some kinds of stocks are easier to analyse than others.
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Buy stocks where the outlook is not good.
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