Warren Buffett says

“Games are won by players who focus on the playing field – not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.”

—Warren Buffett

More from Warren Buffett

“It is not greed that drives the world but envy.”

—Warren Buffett

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

—Warren Buffett

“Having firstrate people on the team is more important than designing hierarchies and clarifying who reports to whom”

—Warren Buffett

“Gold is a way of going long on fear, and it has been a pretty good way of going long on fear from time to time. But you really have to hope people become more afraid in a year or two years than they are now. And if they become more afraid you make money, if they become less afraid you lose money, but the gold itself doesn’t produce anything.”

—Warren Buffett

“The requisites for board membership should be business savvy, interest in the job, and owner-orientation.”

—Warren Buffett

“Stocks of companies selling commodity-like products should come with a warning label: “Competition may prove hazardous to human wealth.“”

—Warren Buffett

“Don’t ask the barber whether you need a haircut.”

—Warren Buffett

“I am not a businessman, I am an artist”

—Warren Buffett

“The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.”

—Warren Buffett

“Over-all, we probably would have retained better prospects for the next five years if profits had not risen so dramatically this year.”

—Warren Buffett