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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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The [stock] market,like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.
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In the insurance business, there is no statute of limitation on stupidity.
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I never invest in anything that I don't understand.
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If you look at the Forbes 400, they are paying a lower rate, accounting payroll taxes, than their secretary or - whomever around their office.
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If you want a government that's going to do the things we ask our government to do, you've got to get it from somebody.
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The ideal business is one that earns very high returns on capital and that keeps using lots of capital at those high returns. That becomes a compounding machine.
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The best thing I did was choose the right heroes.
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If you do smart things and use leverage and do one wrong thing along the way, it could wipe you out, because anything times zero is zero. But it's reinforcing when the people around you are doing it successfully, you're doing it successfully, and it's a lot like Cinderella at the ball.
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A single year's performance is of minor importance and, good or bad, should never be taken seriously.
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The key to life is to figure out who to be the batboy for.
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There are all kinds of businesses that Charlie and I don't understand, but that doesn't cause us to stay up at night. It just means we go on to the next one, and that's what the individual investor should do.
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The smartest side to take in a bidding war is the losing side.
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I'll bring my tax returns you bring yours. I'll meet you anytime anywhere.
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I bought a company in the mid-90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
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I've never been very fully employed either.
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There's no use running if you're on the wrong road.
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In one way, I'm sympathetic to the institutional reluctance to face the music. I'd give a lot to mark my weight to 'model' rather than to 'market.'
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A CEO's behavior has a huge impact on managers down the line.
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Never invest in a business you can't understand
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Good big decisions do not take time at all, if they do you are in trouble.
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