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Games are won by players who focus on the playing field -- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.

Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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Warren Edward Buffett
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Invest in as much of yourself as you can, you are your own biggest asset by far.
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There is nothing like writing to force you to think and get your thoughts straight.
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It is unquestionably true that the investment companies have their money more conventionally invested than we do. To many people conventionality is indistinguishable from conservatism. In my view, this represents erroneous thinking. Neither a conventional nor an unconventional approach, per se, is conservative.
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Fear is the foe of the faddist, but the friend of the fundamentalist.
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When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party votes gets him 2 to 1 in the house, you know that somehow a message isn't getting out. It takes real leadership.
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If you can eliminate the government as a 39.6% partner, then you will be much better off.
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I’ve never believed in risking what my family and friends have and need in order to pursue what they don’t have and don’t need.
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Whatever you like to do, make it a hobby and whatever the world likes to do, make it a business.
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Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
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I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age?
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Mr. Market is your servant, not your guide.
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