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In a commodity business, it's very hard to be smarter than your dumbest competitor.

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I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.

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I don't measure my life by the money I've made. Other people might, but certainly don't.

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For some reason, people take their cues from price action rather than from values. What doesn't work is when you start doing things that you don't understand or because they worked last week for somebody else. The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up.

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We're coming off a quarter here that was in-line with our expectations, but much lower at WPZ due to Geismar's extended outage and a continued heavy capital investing period all as was expected.

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Anything can happen anytime in markets. And no advisor, economist, or TV commentator-and definitely not Charlie nor I-can tell you when chaos will occur. Market forecasters will fill your ear but will never fill your wallet.

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If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes.

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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

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We really can say no in 10 seconds or so to 90%+ of all the things that come along simply because we have these filters.

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Investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date.

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Inactivity strikes us as intelligent behavior.

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One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise.

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Look for companies with high profit margins.

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I am a better investor because I am a businessman, and a better businessman because I am no investor.

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Calculate "owner earnings" to get a true reflection of value.

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Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or elections.

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We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay true to those values that helped to get us here.

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It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.

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Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.

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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

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