Warren Buffett says

“In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.”

—Warren Buffett

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“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”

—Warren Buffett

“We need a moderately-priced stock market… The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do. For the investor, a too-high purchase price for the stock of an excellent company can undo the effects of a subsequent decade of favorable business developments.”

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

“The death knell for any enterprise is to glorify the past -- no matter how good it was.”

“A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last.”

“The best investment you can make is in yourself.”

—Warren Buffett

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing”

—Warren Buffett

“Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.”

—Warren Buffett

“It’s not possible for investors to consistently outperform the market. Therefore you’re best served investing in a diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds [or exchange-traded funds].”

—Charlie Munger

“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

“I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.”

—Warren Buffett

“I don't believe in process. In fact, when I interview a potential employee and he or she says that 'it's all about the process,' I see that as a bad sign. The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You're encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren't that smart, who aren't that creative.”

“My favourite holding period is forever”

—Warren Buffett

“No, I don't ever give up. I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated”