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You can lose leverage, and it's the only way a smart guy can go broke.

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We will prosper or suffer in controlled investments in relation to the operating performances of our businesses - we will not attempt to profit by playing various games in the securities markets.

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In a difficult business, no sooner is one problem solved than another surfaces - never is there just one cockroach in the kitchen.

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I have pledged - to you, the rating agencies and myself - to always run Berkshire with more than ample cash. We never want to count on the kindness of strangers in order to meet tomorrow's obligations. When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits.

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We've actually been pretty good on exports. I mean we are exporting 12% of our GDP now roughly.

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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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Investing is laying out money now to get more money back in the future.

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If you have more than 120 or 130 I.Q. points, you can afford to give the rest away. You don't need extraordinary intelligence to succeed as an investor.

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I always invest in companies an idiot could run, because one day one will.

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The smartest side to take in a bidding war is the losing side.

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With enough insider information and a million dollars, you can go broke in a year.

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Every day that goes by, I mean, if you don't react to Pearl Harbor for a week or two weeks or three weeks, you're behind in the war that you otherwise would have fought.

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If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.

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We do not have, nor have had, and never will have an opinion about where the stock market, interest rates, or business activity will be a year from now.

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We say we are trying to buy into businesses with excellent economics, run by honest and able people at a decent price. We buy very few securities, so we look at it as "focused" investing.

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[People] have seen the credit market seize up. They're worried about money market funds, although the latest proposition from government should take care of that. They've seen eight percent of the bank deposits in the United States get moved very skillfully, I might say, within the last couple of weeks from institutions that they thought were fine a few months ago to other institutions. They are not wrong to be worried.

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I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.

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A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before it ends.

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I would say the biggest single cause was we had an incredible residential real estate bubble.

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If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you're going to turn out in life.

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