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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will.
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When we went crazy, and we did go crazy on residential real estate, it set things in motion that just - the dominoes started toppling.
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Focus on return on equity, not earnings per share.
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We intend to continue our practice of working only with people whom we like and admire. This policy not only maximizes our chances for good results, it also ensures us an extraordinarily good time.
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Buy companies with strong histories of profitability and with a dominant business franchise.
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Benign neglect, bordering on sloth, remains the hallmark of our investment process.
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The secret to happiness is having low expectations.
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We've got more productive capacity now than we ever have.
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I've seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage -- leverage being borrowed money. You really don't need leverage in this world much. If you're smart, you're going to make a lot of money without borrowing.
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Buy a cross section of American industry, and if a cross section of American industry doesn't work, certainly trying to pick the little beauties here and there isn't going to work either.
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Bull markets and Bear markets can obscure mathematical laws, they cannot repeal them.
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Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies.
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If this is a war, my side has the nuclear bomb. We have K Street. We have Wall Street. Debbie doesn't have anybody. I want a government that is responsive to the people who got the short straw in life.
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We've been in a recession, by any common sense definition, because if you look at the American public, they've got 20 billion - 20 trillion, I should say, worth of residential homes.
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it's a good idea to review past mistakes before committing new ones.
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Most investors, both institutional and individual, will find that the best way to own common stocks (shares') is through an index fund that charges minimal fees. Those following this path are sure to beat the net results (after fees and expenses) of the great majority of investment professionals.
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A hyperactive stock market is the pickpocket of enterprise.
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Anyone who believes a growth rate in excess of 15% per annum over the long term is attainable should pursue a career in sales, but avoid one in mathematics.
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You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.
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Never get too hung up on mistakes.
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