Warren Buffett says

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

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

“A good business is not always a good purchase - although it's a good place to look for one.”

—Warren Buffett

“Some time ago Ken Galbraith, in his witty and insightful The Great Crash, coined a new economic term: “the bezzle,” defined as the current amount of undiscovered embezzlement. This financial creature has a magical quality: The embezzlers are richer by the amount of the bezzle, while the embezzlees do not yet feel poorer.”

—Warren Buffett

“I think that, every time you see the word EBITDA, you should substitute the words "bullshit earnings".”

—Charlie Munger

“In the 54 years (Charlie Munger and I) have worked together, we have never forgone an attractive purchase because of the macro or political environment, or the views of other people. In fact, these subjects never come up when we make decisions.”

—Warren Buffett

“Especially favourable future prospects were regarded by shrewd investors as something to look for but not to pay for”

—Warren Buffett

“You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again.”

—Warren Buffett

“The Great Bubble ended on March 10, 2000 (though we didn’t realize that fact until some months later). On that day, the NASDAQ (recently 1,731) hit its all-time high of 5,132. That same day, Berkshire shares traded at $40,800, their lowest price since mid-1997.”

—Warren Buffett

“Any business plan won’t survive its first encounter with reality. The reality will always be different. It will never be the plan.”

“There's never just one cockroach in the kitchen.”

—Warren Buffett

“what’s good for customers is good for shareholders.”

“Money is Like Cow Poop, it Does No Good Unless You Spread It Around”

—Warren Buffett

“If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.”

—Warren Buffett

“An investor should act as though he had a lifetime decision card with just twenty punches on it.”

—Warren Buffett

“You don’t have to be an expert on every company, or even many. You only have to be able to evaluate companies within your circle of competence. The size of that circle is not very important; knowing its boundaries, however, is vital.”

—Warren Buffett