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“Intensity is the price of excellence.”

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

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

—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

“If you aren't willing to own a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes.”

—Warren Buffett

“At Berkshire, full reporting means giving you the information that we would wish you to give to us if our positions were reversed.”

—Warren Buffett

“...not doing what we love in the name of greed is very poor management of our lives.”

—Warren Buffett

“Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.”

—Warren Buffett

“A small chance of distress or disgrace cannot, in our view, be offset by a large chance of extra returns.”

—Warren Buffett

“It’s not that I want money. It’s the fun of making money and watching it grow.”

—Warren Buffett

“Regardless of the impact upon immediately reportable earnings, we would rather buy 10% of Wonderful Business T at X per share than 100% of T at 2x per share. Most corporate managers prefer just the reverse.”

—Warren Buffett

“The year 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Berkshire Hathaway under Warren Buffett's leadership, a milestone worth commemorating. The tenure sets a record”

—Warren Buffett

“Managers who want to expand their domain at the expense of owners might better consider a career in government.”

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

“For Buffett, managers are stewards of shareholder capital. The best managers think like owners in making business decisions.”

—Warren Buffett

“What the wise man does in the beginning, the fool does in the end.”

—Warren Buffett