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What's nice about investing is you don't have to swing at every pitch.

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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The American economy is going to do fine. But it won't do fine every year and every week and every month. I mean, if you don't believe that, forget about buying stocks anyway... It's a positive-sum game, long term. And the only way an investor can get killed is by high fees or by trying to outsmart the market.
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A lot of people disagree with me on this, I believe in mark to market.
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We look for things I can understand. A lot of businesses I don't understand.
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We've used derivatives for many, many years. I don't think derivatives are evil, per se, I think they are dangerous.
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Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies.
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Good profits simply are not inconsistent with good behavior.
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Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values.
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There is no substitute for a local newspaper that is doing its job.
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Confidence in markets and in institutions, it's a lot like oxygen. When you have it, you don't even think about it. It's indispensable. You can go years without thinking about it. When it's gone for five minutes, it's the only thing to think about.
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The secret to happiness is having low expectations.
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If we start deciding, based on guesses or emotions, whether we will or won't participate in a business where we should have some long run edge, we're in trouble.
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