Warren Buffett says

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

—Warren Buffett

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

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

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“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”

—Warren Buffett

“The most important investment you can make is in yourself.”

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

—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

“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

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

“Intensity is the price of excellence.”

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

“I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful”

—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

“Buy a stock the way you would buy a house. Understand and like it such that you’d be content to own it in the absence of any market.”

—Warren Buffett

“If you’re long-term oriented, customer interests and shareholder interests are aligned.”