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“Over-all, we probably would have retained better prospects for the next five years if profits had not risen so dramatically this year.”

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

“There is no tougher job in corporate America than running an airline: Despite the huge amounts of equity capital that have been injected into it, the industry, in aggregate, has posted a net loss since its birth after Kitty Hawk. Airline managers need brains, guts, and experience—and”

—Warren Buffett

“Money is Like Cow Poop, it Does No Good Unless You Spread It Around”

—Warren Buffett

“Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless.”

—Warren Buffett

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

“Charlie and I would follow a buy-and-hold policy even if we ran a tax-exempt institution.”

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett

“You do not need to be terrifically smart to do well as an investor at all.”

—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

“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

“Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.”

—Warren Buffett

“Can you imagine any public company embracing a business model that would lead to the decline in revenue that we experienced from 1986 through 1999?”

—Warren Buffett

“We will make bold rather than timid investment decisions where we see a sufficient probability of gaining market leadership advantages.”

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

—Warren Buffett

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

—Warren Buffett