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I can't promise results, but I can promise a common destiny.

Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
Entrepreneur
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Omaha
Nebraska
Warren Edward Buffett
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Lethargy bordering on sloth remains the cornerstone of our investment style. The exception was Wells Fargo, a superbly-managed, high-return banking operation in which we increased our ownership to just under 10%, the most we can own without the approval of the Federal Reserve Board.
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My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest.
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In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts the Depression a dozen or so recessions and financial panics oil shocks a flu epidemic and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.
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I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.
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You don't need to be an expert in order to achieve satisfactory investment returns. But if you aren't, you must recognize your limitations and follow a course certain to work reasonably well. Keep things simple and don't swing for the fences.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure understated.
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Do not take yearly results too seriously. Instead, focus on four or five-year averages.
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I have always cautioned partners that I considered three years a minimum in determining whether we were performing.
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