Warren Buffett says

“our experience with newly-minted MBAs has not been that great. Their academic records always look terrific and the candidates always know just what to say; but too often they are short on personal commitment to the company and general business savvy. It’s difficult to teach a new dog old tricks.”

—Warren Buffett

More from Warren Buffett

“For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases.”

—Warren Buffett

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

—Warren Buffett

“It's nice to have a lot of money, but you know, you don't want to keep it around forever. I prefer buying things. Otherwise, it's a little like saving sex for your old age.”

—Warren Buffett

“For these investors, it would have been far better if Orville had failed to get off the ground at Kitty Hawk: The more the industry has grown, the worse the disaster for owners.”

—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

“Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner.”

—Warren Buffett

“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

“You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”

—Warren Buffett

“Derivatives are like sex. It's not who we're sleeping with, it's who they're sleeping with that's the problem.”

—Warren Buffett

“In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you.”

—Warren Buffett