Warren Buffett Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Rivers Quotes

Never test the depth of river with both the feet.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Rivers Quotes

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.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Sex Quotes , Nice Quotes

The value of a business is the cash it's going to produce in the future.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Cash Quotes , Produce Quotes

If AIG had tried to unwind their derivatives books. I don't know. It would have hit every institution in the world.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Book Quotes , World Quotes

The best asset is your own self. You can become to an enormous degree the person you want to be

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Self Quotes , Degrees Quotes

It is better to point out your own mistakes than have somebody else do it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes

Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models tend to look impressive. Too often, though, investors forget to examine the assumptions behind the models. Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Looks Quotes , Esoteric Quotes

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Business Quotes , Insperational Quotes

Asset values and earning power are the dominant factors affecting the valuation of a controlling interest in a business. Market price, which governs valuation of minority interest positions, is of little or no importance in valuing a controlling interest.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Minorities Quotes , Littles Quotes

When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party votes gets him 2 to 1 in the house, you know that somehow a message isn't getting out. It takes real leadership.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Morning Quotes , Real Quotes

The range of derivatives contracts is limited only by the imagination of man (or sometimes, so it seems, madmen). Say you want to write a contract speculating on the number of twins to be born in Nebraska in 2020. No problem-at a price, you will easily find an obliging counterparty.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Business Quotes , Writing Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Insightful Quotes , Investing Quotes

It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , America Quotes , Smooth Quotes

I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're only taking in 15 percent of GDP, I mean, that - that - when a country needs more income, they should get it from the people that have it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Country Quotes , Mean Quotes

If you can't read the scoreboard. You don't know the score. If you don't know the score, you can't tell the winners from the losers.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Loser Quotes , Winner Quotes

Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that is not reportable by us under standard accounting principles than to purchase $1 of earnings that is reportable.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Decision Quotes , Investing Quotes

It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Mistake Quotes , People Quotes

In the financial markets I find it easy to predict what will happen and very difficult to predict when it will happen. I think that things were clear during the bubble as to what would happen eventually.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Financial Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Fun Quotes , Want Quotes

What's hot today isn't likely to be hot tomorrow. The stock market reverts to fundamental returns over the long run. Don't follow the herd.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Running Quotes , Long Quotes