Warren Buffett says

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”

—Warren Buffett

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—Warren Buffett

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

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