Warren Buffett Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Errors Quotes

In a bull market, one must avoid the error of the preening duck that quacks boastfully after a torrential rainstorm, thinking that its paddling skills have caused it to rise in the world. A right-thinking duck would instead compare its position after the downpour to that of the other ducks on the pond.

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You have to turn over a lot of rocks to find those little anomalies. You have to find the companies that are off the map - way off the map.

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If you want a government that's going to do the things we ask our government to do, you've got to get it from somebody.

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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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The less prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we should conduct our own affairs.

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... not doing what we love in the name of greed is very poor management of our lives.

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When 40 billion of treasury bills are sold like, seven day treasury bills, at a yield of 1/20th of one percent, that means the whole country is basically at the point virtually, or a lot of the country is at the point of putting the money under the mattress.

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To win, the first thing you have to do is not lose.

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Our goal is to find an outstanding business at a sensible price, not a mediocre business at a bargain price.

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That's the reality of what they're going to sell them to the Treasury for.

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Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.

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The stock market is a no-called-strike game. You don’t have to swing at everything – you can wait for your pitch.

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If you expect to continue to purchase stocks throughout your life, you should welcome price declines as a way to add stocks more cheaply to your portfolio.

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In the insurance business, there is no statute of limitation on stupidity.

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I have no idea on timing. It’s easier to tell what will happen than when it will happen. I would say that what is going on in terms of trade policy is going to have very important consequences.

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Investment students need only two well-taught courses - How to Value a Business and How to Think About Market Prices

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The stock market is a wonderfully efficient mechanism for transferring wealth from the impatient to the patient.

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I am not worried about the country. I'm just worried about anything that gums up the potential of the country. And right now, it's pretty gummed up.

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I would say the most satisfying thing actually is watching my three children each pick up on their own interests and work many more hours per week than most people that have jobs at trying to intelligently give away that money in fields that they particularly care about.

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There's nothing inappropriate about having debt in America. It's what helped us grow over time. And it's when debt gets out of control that you worry.

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