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Basically, the single-most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power.

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
Entrepreneur
Financier
Investor
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Omaha
Nebraska
Warren Edward Buffett
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Power
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