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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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Warren Edward Buffett
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I mean, you can explain the fact that these are depressed prices, you know. We think these assets are going to be worth a lot more. And I think that case can be made in certain situations. But I think to just say, you know, we're going to say a dollar of cash is worth $2 all of a sudden, it isn't worth $2. It's worth a dollar today.
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Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.
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At Berkshire, I both initiate and monitor every derivatives contract on our books ... If Berkshire ever gets in trouble, it will be my fault. It will not be because of the misjudgments made by a risk committee or chief risk officer.
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A Company should be viewed as an unfolding movie, not as a still photograph
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Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that Price is what you pay value is what you get. Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.
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Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited.
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The real fortunes in this country have been made by people who have been right about the business they invested in, and not right about the timing of the stock market.
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Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money.
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In other words, the percentage change in book value in any given year is likely to be reasonably close to that year's change in intrinsic value.
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Focus alone is not enough putting in the time to commit is also crucial to achieve success.
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What an investor needs is the ability to correctly evaluate selected businesses. Note that word “selected”: You don't have to be an expert on every company, or even many. You only have to be able to evaluate companies within your circle of competence. The size of that circle is not very important knowing its boundaries, however, is vital.
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Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up
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Managers and investors alike must understand that accounting numbers are the beginning, not the end, of business valuation.
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When I take a look at a company's annual report, if I don't understand it, they don't want me to understand it.
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Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values.
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AIG would be doing fine today. It was one of the ten largest companies in the United States in terms of market value, over 200 billion, the most respected insurer and everything in the world.
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You are lucky in life if you have the right heroes. I advise all of you, to the extent you can, to pick out a few heroes
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I don't want to hold out false hopes that the - by some magic moment, that things will turn around in a couple months because they wouldn't, Charlie. I mean, and it's a big mistake to try and mislead people.
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If I got any good ideas out of that or I think they're good ideas, I'll be glad to contribute them but the system will probably overdo some other things.
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You don't have to be a genius to invest well
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