Quote

Our approach is very much profiting from lack of change rather than from change.

Warren Buffett

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
Entrepreneur
Financier
Investor
Shareholder
Omaha
Nebraska
Warren Edward Buffett
Chewing
Investing
Lack
Approach
Rather
Change
Profiting
Much
Buffets
Gum

More quotes by Warren Buffett

Image
I am a better investor because I am a businessman, and a better businessman because I am no investor.
Warren Buffett
Image
We continue to make more money when snoring than when active.
Warren Buffett
Image
The (stock) market is there only as a reference point to see if anybody is offering to do anything foolish. When we invest in stocks, we invest in businesses.
Warren Buffett
Image
Look for 3 things in a person. Intelligence, Energy, & Integrity. If they don't have the last one, don't even bother with the first two.
Warren Buffett
Image
I'm not worried they're all about the investments we make. I mean, listen, this country - we've got $46,000 or $47,000 of GDP per capita. Now, we've done pretty darn well. We'll do better in the future.
Warren Buffett
Image
I mean, you may be very mad at some guy that walked away with a huge golden parachute, but that really isn't the important thing.
Warren Buffett
Image
I know that Congress will do the right thing.
Warren Buffett
Image
In a difficult business, no sooner is one problem solved than another surfaces - never is there just one cockroach in the kitchen.
Warren Buffett
Image
I don't read economic forecasts. I don't read the funny papers.
Warren Buffett
Image
Calculate owner earnings to get a true reflection of value.
Warren Buffett
Image
One’s objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won’t improve with age.
Warren Buffett
Image
I think people - what people want to do is make [economy] get worse.
Warren Buffett
Image
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.
Warren Buffett
Image
Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.
Warren Buffett
Image
You pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus.
Warren Buffett
Image
On his Giving Pledge philanthropy: The way I got the message out was to get a copy of FORBES, look down that 400 list and start making phone calls! Bill and Melinda [Gates] did the same thing. So keep publishing the list so I can milk it.
Warren Buffett
Image
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
Warren Buffett
Image
Does the business have a consistent operating history?
Warren Buffett
Image
Does management resist the institutional imperative?
Warren Buffett
Image
An IPO is like a negotiated transaction - the seller chooses when to come public - and it's unlikely to be a time that's favourable to you.
Warren Buffett